Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Angolela Tera District, Northeast Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Though stunting is a major public health problem worldwide. Developing countries are extremely affected regions. In Ethiopia, the child malnutrition rate is one of the most severe public health concerns and is responsible for the serious impact on the nation. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children below years of age at the community level. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted by a simple random sampling technique with a sample size of 422 mothers with 6-59 months of age children. Interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were entered using EpiData version 3.1 and analysis was done by SPSS version 24. WHO Anthro software was used for anthropometry calculation. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used. The variables that had significant associations were identified based on P-values