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Predictors of Early Infant Stunting in El Alto, Bolivia
Kaitlyn StanhopeMPH CandidateHubert Department of Global HealthRollins School of Public HealthEmory University
Photo credit: Matt Reichel
Presenter Disclosures: Kaitlyn Stanhope
The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months:• No relationships to disclose
Outline
• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgements
Background
• Globally, infant malnutrition is estimated to account for 45% of deaths in children under-5 years of age.1
• Stunting in infancy results in long-term adverse effects such as impaired cognitive function and increased risk of chronic disease
• Data on determinants of stunting is scarce in Andean Latin America and Bolivia
Background: El Alto, Bolivia
• High levels of poverty• 15.6% of Bolivians live on less than $1.25 a day2
• High levels of infant malnutrition• 9.4% of Bolivian infants (<5 months) are moderately or
severely stunted (<-2 LAZ)3
• El Alto is a large, urban indigenous city outside La Paz
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Alto,_Bolivia_(4127372958).jpg
Key DefinitionsLow Birthweight: • Weighing less than 2500 grams at birth regardless of
gestational age (<2500 g ).
Pre-term Birth: • Birth before 37 weeks of gestation • Measured using last menstrual period, <37 weeks
Small for Gestational Age (SGA): • Weight less than the tenth percentile for gestational age
defined with Peru as a reference population4 • Proxy for intrauterine growth restriction (<10th%)
Stunted: • Chronic malnutrition • Measured along a standard international scale • Two or more standard deviations below the length
mean for age is considered stunted (<-2 LAZ ).
Exclusive Breastfeeding: • Giving an infant no nutrient or liquid other than breast
milk.
Image credits, top to bottom: 1. Trei Brundrett, via Wiki Commons, License at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en 2. Zerbey, via Wiki Commons, License at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GNU_Free_Documentation_License3. Dogra et al., via Medscape: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/404098-overview4. Alejandro Amabar Mamai, via El Riqueno: http://www.elariquenio.com/2012/10/12/iquique-el-16-y-17-de-octubre-se-realizara-jornada-de-actualizacion-sobre-la-lactancia-materna/5. UNICEF, via: http://www.thousanddays.org/author/unicef/
Goal
The objective of this study was to identify infant and perinatal characteristics associated with moderate-to-severe stunting (LAZ <-2) among Bolivian children in early infancy (<4 months)
Photo credit: Paulina Rebolledo
Outline
• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgements
Data Collection
• 274 mother-infant pairs • Recruited through well-child visits June-October 2011• Convenience sample• Data collected at two visits (4-6 weeks apart)
• Clinical & perinatal characteristics • Infant weight & length • Maternal weight, height • Baseline socio-economic
Women in waiting room of Bolivian hospital Photo credit: Paulina Rebolledo
Is your child less than one month old?
Are you at least 18 years old?
Do you have a history of acute illness?
Has your baby been hospitalized in the past 7 days?
Does your child have a history of congenital malformation or
immunosuppression?
Eligible
Not eligible
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Analysis
• Multivariable logistic regression• Tested for collinearity
• Exposures of interest: • Breastfeeding • Preterm birth• Small-for-gestational age• Inter-birth spacing• Birth weight
• Confounders • Male sex• Infant Age
Conceptual Framework
Distal Factors: • Short stature• BMI• SES
Intermediate Factors:
• Infant Birthweight
• SGA • Pre-term • Antenatal
care• Parity • Interbirth
spacing
Proximate Factors:
• Feeding practices Outcome:
Stunting
Confounders: infant age, sex
Outline
• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgements
Overlaps in Populations of Stunted, Preterm and SGA Infants
Stuntedn=76
SGA n=37
Pre-term n=41
Pre-Term n=21SGA n=18
Pre-Term and Stunted n=20Stunted n=41
Stunted and SGA n=19
Pre-Term, Stunted and SGA n=4
High Prevalence of Early Infant Stunting (N=264)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Male sex
Stunting (LAZ < -2)
Preterm birth
Small for gestational age
Low birthweight
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent
High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Mothers(N=264)
Routine antenatal care
Crowding
Overweight or obese (BMI >25)
Short Inter-birth spacing
Short stature (<145 cm)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent
Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Stunting (N=185)
Bivariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis* OR
(95% CI)p-
ValueOR
(95% CI)p-
Value Perinatal Characteristics Preterm birth (<37 weeks)Small-for-gestational age (<10th weight percentile)
5.69 (2.32-13.92)4.22 (1.67-10.62)
<0.0010.002
4.17 (1.04-16.70)3.95 (1.16-13.50)
0.0400.028
Parity 1 birth 2-4 births 5 or more births Inter-birth spacing < 24 monthsAntenatal Care
0.68 (0.30-1.54)
1.000.63 (0.07-5.52)3.52 (1.43-8.66)
0.41 (0.10-1.68)
0.36
0.68
0.006
0.21
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6.74 (1.76-25.77)--
------
0.005--
*Controlling for infant age, SGA, Inter-birth spacing, male sex, low birthweight, in multivariable analysis.
Infant Characteristics Associated with Stunting (N=185)
Bivariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis* OR
(95% CI)p-
ValueOR
(95% CI)p-
Value Infant Characteristics MaleAge in weeks at 1st visit
1.23 (0.56-2.73)0.96 (0.86-1.08)
0.610.52
1.57 (0.55-4.49)--
0.400--
Low Birthweight 28.63 (7.17-114.31) <0.001 12.74 (2.05-79.08) 0.006
Exclusive Breastfeeding 0.42 (0.19-0.93) 0.03 0.22 (0.07-0.70) 0.010
*Controlling for infant age, SGA, Inter-birth spacing, male sex, low birthweight, in multivariable analysis.
Outline
• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• Acknowledgements
Discussion
• Strengths: • Data from early infancy• Unique population
• Limitations:• Small sample size (prevented stratification of small
gestational age)• Only 2 time points• Convenience sample
• Future Directions• Longitudinal study throughout first year of life • Further measurement of socio-demographic factors
Conclusions
• In Bolivia, the prevalence of stunting is high in early infancy and early interventions are key
• Interventions to prevent SGA and pre-term birth are important to prevent infant stunting
• Birth spacing and exclusive breast feeding is also important to preventing stunting in Bolivian infants
Photo credit: Matt Reichel
Acknowledgments
• Study participants and their families• All study collaborators• Dedicated study staff in El Alto, Bolivia
References
1. Black, R. E., L. H. Allen, et al. (2008). "Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences." Lancet 371(9608): 243-260.
2. The World Bank Group. (2014). Poverty. Retrieved September 2014, from The World Bank
3. Coa, R. O., Luis H. (2009). Bolivia-- Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud 2008. DHS Final Reports. M. DHS. Calverton, Maryland, USA, Macro International Inc.
4. Mikolajczyk RT, Zhang J, Betran AP, et al. A global reference for fetal-weight and birthweight percentiles. The Lancet 2011; 377: 1855-61