Parental khat use and early childhood growth status in Eastern Ethiopia.
| Autor: | Teji Roba K; Haramaya University College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya, Ethiopia., Brewis A; School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA., Manning M; School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA., Hassen JY; Haramaya University College of Agriculture, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition and health [Nutr Health] 2023 Sep; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 389-393. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 02. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02601060221148898 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Adult chewing of the stimulant plant khat ( Catha edulis) has an unclear relationship with child growth outcomes. Contradictory study conclusions because habitual khat chewing covary with increased household income from khat production. Aim: Disentangling the association of parental khat use, household khat production, and child nutritional status and growth markers. Methods: Bayesian analysis was applied to survey data for 2340 households containing 2760 children aged 24-60 months in a population-representative geographic sampling of two districts in Eastern Ethiopia, a khat chewing and producing region. Results: Stunting effects were more evident than wasting; the negative child growth effect of khat chewing persisted regardless of household khat production; maternal chewing particularly mattered for child growth delays. Conclusions: This exploratory analysis suggests that future studies should target the interactions of khat chewing practices with gendered performances of child care/feeding responsibilities. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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