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Factors Contributing to Positive Deviance in the Growth of Children in Rural Northern Ghana
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Factors Contributing to Positive Deviance in the Growth of Children in Rural Northern Ghana
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/192991944247
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Abstract
Objective: The main aim of the study was to identify factors contributing to positive deviance in growth of children in rural communities of Northern Ghana. Methods: We assessed factors contributing to nutritional positive deviance among rural poor households by comparing household feeding care practices and health seeking behaviour in families with normal children (that is, neither stunted nor wasted) with children having at least one form of under nutrition. Results: The prevalence of stunting and wasting was 28.0 % (CI: 25.3 - 30.9), and 10.5 % (CI: 9.0 - 12.3) respectively. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for cluster sampling showed that positive deviant children (that is, neither wasted nor stunted) were 2.4 times more likely to have taller (≥160 cm) mothers [AOR 2.38; 95% CI (1.83 - 3.10)]. Female children were significantly more likely to be positive deviant [AOR 1.44; 95% CI (1.17 - 1.77)]. Households using salt of ...
