Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana
Introduction: Undernutrition, specifically stunting, continues to be a major public health concern, especially in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organization targets a 40% reduction in stunting by 2025. However, there has been no known scholarly work to assess the stunting situation in the Savann...
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| author | Cyril Kwami Azornu Abubakari Ibrahim Adjei Kwabena Sarfo Magdalene Akos Odikro George Akowuah Gyesi Razak Issahaku Abdul-Jaleel Mumuni Delia Akosua Bandoh Ernest Kenu Chrysantus Kubio |
| author_facet | Cyril Kwami Azornu Abubakari Ibrahim Adjei Kwabena Sarfo Magdalene Akos Odikro George Akowuah Gyesi Razak Issahaku Abdul-Jaleel Mumuni Delia Akosua Bandoh Ernest Kenu Chrysantus Kubio |
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| description | Introduction: Undernutrition, specifically stunting, continues to be a major public health concern, especially in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organization targets a 40% reduction in stunting by 2025. However, there has been no known scholarly work to assess the stunting situation in the Savannah Region in line with the WHO’s target. This study described the trends and geographical distribution of stunting among children under five in the Savannah region of Ghana from 2017 to 2021.
Method: A cross-sectional prevalence study was conducted to analyze secondary data on stunting from routine service provision from 2017-2021. Data extracted from the District Health Information Management Systems version 2 was cleaned and analyzed with Microsoft Excel version 2021 and ArcMap version 10.3. Proportions were calculated and the results were presented as tables, charts, and geospatial maps.
Results: The proportion of children under five measured for stunting increased from 14.6% (14,694/100,417) in 2017 to 70.7% (92,309/130,653) in 2021. Over the period, the prevalence of stunting among children under five was 1.1% (2591/246691). There was a decreasing trend in the prevalence of stunting from 1.80% (265/14,694) in 2017 to 0.85% (782/92309) in 2021. The West Gonja, Central Gonja, and North-East Gonja districts recorded the highest prevalence of stunting while the East Gonja municipality recorded the lowest prevalence.
Conclusion: The prevalence of stunting in this study was very low compared to the global and national prevalence. A decreasing trend was observed over the period. Measures should be put in place to ensure all stunting cases are detected early. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3e4360284064e91ba22827faa87453b2025-08-20T03:07:54ZengAfrican Field Epidemiology NetworkJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health2664-28242025-04-01821https://doi.org/10.37432/jieph-d-24-02056Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, GhanaCyril Kwami Azornu0Abubakari Ibrahim1Adjei Kwabena Sarfo2Magdalene Akos Odikro3George Akowuah4Gyesi Razak Issahaku5Abdul-Jaleel Mumuni6Delia Akosua Bandoh7Ernest Kenu8Chrysantus Kubio9Salaga Municipal Hospital, Savannah Region, Ghana Health Service, Salaga, 2Catholic University of Ghana, School of Public Health & Allied Sciences, Fiapre-SunyaniRegional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Damongo, Savannah Region, GhanaRegional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Damongo, Savannah Region, GhanaGhana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, AccraGhana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, AccraTamale Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Tamale, GhanaNorth East Gonja District Health Directorate, Kpalbe, Savannah Region, Ghana Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, AccraGhana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, AccraRegional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Damongo, Savannah Region, GhanaIntroduction: Undernutrition, specifically stunting, continues to be a major public health concern, especially in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organization targets a 40% reduction in stunting by 2025. However, there has been no known scholarly work to assess the stunting situation in the Savannah Region in line with the WHO’s target. This study described the trends and geographical distribution of stunting among children under five in the Savannah region of Ghana from 2017 to 2021. Method: A cross-sectional prevalence study was conducted to analyze secondary data on stunting from routine service provision from 2017-2021. Data extracted from the District Health Information Management Systems version 2 was cleaned and analyzed with Microsoft Excel version 2021 and ArcMap version 10.3. Proportions were calculated and the results were presented as tables, charts, and geospatial maps. Results: The proportion of children under five measured for stunting increased from 14.6% (14,694/100,417) in 2017 to 70.7% (92,309/130,653) in 2021. Over the period, the prevalence of stunting among children under five was 1.1% (2591/246691). There was a decreasing trend in the prevalence of stunting from 1.80% (265/14,694) in 2017 to 0.85% (782/92309) in 2021. The West Gonja, Central Gonja, and North-East Gonja districts recorded the highest prevalence of stunting while the East Gonja municipality recorded the lowest prevalence. Conclusion: The prevalence of stunting in this study was very low compared to the global and national prevalence. A decreasing trend was observed over the period. Measures should be put in place to ensure all stunting cases are detected early.https://afenet-journal.org/five-year-review-on-prevalence-of-stunting-among-children-under-five-years-in-savannah-region-ghana/undernutrition; stuntingchildren under fivesavannah region |
| spellingShingle | Cyril Kwami Azornu Abubakari Ibrahim Adjei Kwabena Sarfo Magdalene Akos Odikro George Akowuah Gyesi Razak Issahaku Abdul-Jaleel Mumuni Delia Akosua Bandoh Ernest Kenu Chrysantus Kubio Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health undernutrition; stunting children under five savannah region |
| title | Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana |
| title_full | Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana |
| title_short | Five-year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in Savannah Region, Ghana |
| title_sort | five year review on prevalence of stunting among children under five years in savannah region ghana |
| topic | undernutrition; stunting children under five savannah region |
| url | https://afenet-journal.org/five-year-review-on-prevalence-of-stunting-among-children-under-five-years-in-savannah-region-ghana/ |
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