Chuanzhu Lv, Jing Feng, Yanlan Hu, Xingyue Song, Juntao Wang, Wenjie Hao, Lanfen He, Yu Chen, Xiaotong Han, Yong Gan, Shijiao Yan
Attitudes towards snakebite health education and associated factors among residents in China: A national cross-sectional study
Journal of global health
childhood stunting global public health concern associated short longterm consequences including high child morbidity mortality poor development learning capacity increased vulnerability infectious noninfectious disease prevalence stunting varies significantly throughout ethiopian regions therefore study aimed assess geographical variation predictors stunting among children age five ethiopia using 2019 ethiopian demographic health survey current analysis based data 2019 mini ethiopian demographic health survey edhs total 5490 children age five included weighted sample descriptive inferential analysis done using stata 17 spatial analysis arcgis 107 used spatial regression used identify variables associated stunting hotspots adjusted r2 corrected akaike information criteria aicc used compare models prevalence stunting 10 multilevel robust poisson regression conducted bivariable analysis variables pvalue 02 considered multivariable analysis multivariable multilevel robust poisson regression analysis adjusted prevalence ratio 95 confidence interval presented show statistical significance strength association prevalence stunting 3358 95ci 3234 3484 clustered geographic pattern morans 040 p0001 significant hotspot areas stunting identified west south afar tigray amhara east snnpr regions local model maternal education poverty child age 623 months male headed household predictors associated spatial variation stunting among five children ethiopia multivariable multilevel robust poisson regression prevalence stunting among children whose mothers age 40 apr 074 95ci 055 099 children whose mother secondary apr 074 95ci 060 091 higher apr 061 95ci 044 084 educational status household wealth status apr 087 95ci 076 099 child aged 623 months apr 187 95ci 153 228 significantly associated stunting ethiopia underfive children suffering stunting found exhibit spatially clustered pattern maternal education wealth index birth interval child age determining factors spatial variation stunting result detailed map stunting hotspots determinants among children age five aid program planners decisionmakers designing targeted public health measures