%0 Conference Proceedings
%9 ACTI : Communications avec actes dans un congrès international
%A Martin-Prével, Yves
%A Traissac, Pierre
%A Massamba, J.P.
%A Garnier, D.
%A Adoua-Oyila, G.M.
%A Delpeuch, Francis
%T Nutrition situation in Brazzaville (Congo) has worsened over the last ten years : poster
%S International congress of nutrition
%C Montpellier (FRA) ; Genève
%D 1997
%L fdi:010021787
%G ENG
%I ORSTOM ; OMS
%K SURVEILLANCE NUTRITIONNELLE ; ENFANT ; ADULTE ; INDICATEUR NUTRITIONNEL ; DEFICIENCE ; PREVALENCE ; VARIATION INTERANNUELLE ; ENQUETE NUTRITIONNELLE
%K BMI.BODY MASS INDEX
%K CONGO ; BRAZZAVILLE
%P 1
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010021787
%> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_7/b_fdi_55-56/010021787.pdf
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X In 1986, 1991 and 1996, three anthropometric cross-sectional surveys were carried out in Brazzaville, the capital city of the Congo, on the representative samples of children less than 6 y. old (n = 2,265, 2,345 and 2,000, respectively) and their mothers. In addition all other members of the households were also investigated in 1991 and 1996. Comparisons between years were adjusted for age, district and, when necessary, sex. Prevalence of wasting (weight-for-height is less than -2 z-scores) among children showed a significant increase over the three surveys (2.9%, 3.9%, 4.6% - OR 96 vs 86 = 1.72, p = 0.001). The prevalence of low Body Mass Index (BMI is less than 18.5 Kg/m2) among mothers also significantly increased (8.4%, 10.5%, 14.2% - OR 96 vs 86 = 1.89, p is less than 0.001). Paradoxically the proportion of stunted children (height-for-age is less than -2 z-scores) first decreased from 1986 to 1991 (13.4% to 10.7% - OR 91 vs 86 = 0.73, p is less than 0.001). These results reflect a global deterioration of the nutritional situation. Moreover, similar trends among the other household members were observed from 1991 to 1996 ; increase of low BMI prevalence among adults (women, OR = 1.42, p is less than 0.001 ; men, OR = 1,49, p = 0.001) ; increase of low BMI for age among adolescents, especially males (OR = 1.75, p is less than 0.001), increase of stunting in school children (9.6% to 14.5% - OR = 1.54, p. is less than 0.01). (Résumé d'auteur)
%B International Congress of Nutrition
%8 1997/07/27; 1997/08/01
%$ 054EPINUT02