Factors associated with emaciation among children aged 6 to 59 months in the communes 2 of Bamako

Abstract

In Mali, 56% of children under 5 deaths are associated with malnutrition in 2006. The center of gravity of malnutrition appears to move from rural to urban areas. It is in this context that a study of factors associated with malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months was conducted in 2012 in two common Bamako district. A cross-sectional cluster sample survey was conducted from September 2012 to February 2013 with 470 children aged 6 to 59 months. Collection tools were tested and the protocol approved by the ethics committee of the INRSP. The chi-square test of Pearson 2, Fisher's exact test and multiple logistic regression were used for analysis. The prevalence of wasting was 10.9% [8.4-14.0] and 18.9% of children were at risk of wasting. Factors associated with wasting were age 12-23 months (OR = 0.36 [0.14-0.90]) and 48-59 months (OR = 0.26 [0.08-0, 80]), parity ≥ 5 (OR = 0.34 [0.12-0.95]), the family meal (OR = 4.47 [1.95- 10.26]), the special meal (OR = 3.85 [1.79-8.30]). These results could towards more effective strategies against malnutrition.