Girmay Medhin|Charlotte Hanlon|Michael Dewey|Atalay Alem|Fikru Tesfaye|Bogale Worku|Mark Tomlinson|Martin Prince
Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among infants aged six and twelve months in Butajira, Ethiopia: The P-MaMiE Birth Cohort
Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|King's College London|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Stellenbosch University|King's College London
child undernutrition major public health problem low income countries prospective studies predictors infant growth rural lowincome country settings relatively scarce vital guide intervention effortsa populationbased sample 1065 women third trimester pregnancy recruited demographic surveillance site dss butajira southcentral ethiopia followed infants one year age standardising infant weight length using 2006 child growth standard cutoff two standard deviations mean defined prevalence stunting lengthforage 2 underweight weightforage 2 wasting weightforlength 2the prevalence infant undernutrition high 6 months 217 underweight 267 stunted 167 wasted 12 months age 212 underweight 481 stunted 84 wasted significant consistent predictors infant undernutrition logistic linear multiple regression models male gender low birth weight poor maternal nutritional status poor household sanitary facilities living rural residence compared girls boys twice odds underweight 200 95ci 139 286 6 months stunted 6 months 238 95ci 169 333 12 months age 208 95ci 159 289 infant undernutrition 6 12 months age associated infant feeding practices first two months lifethere high prevalence undernutrition first year infancy rural ethiopia population significant gender imbalance prospective study highlighted importance prenatal maternal nutritional status household sanitary facilities potential targets intervention