Correlation between Low Birth Weigth and Stunting in Children Under Five: Meta Analysis

[摘要] Background: Stunting in children is a risk factor for increasing child mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between LBW and the incidence of stunting based on previous primary studies.Subjects and Method: This research was conducted using a meta-analysis study with PICO as follows: P = toddler, I = low birth weight, C = normal birth weight, O = stunting. Search articles in this study using 3 databases, namely Pubmed, Google Scholar and Springerlink. Search articles using the following keywords: Low birth weight AND Stunted OR Birth weight AND Stunted, articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3 application.Results: There are 11 articles from Rwada, Nepal, Ethiopia, Eastern Kenya, Pakistan, China, Indonesia and Tanzania from 2017-2022 which were analyzed using PRISMA flow diagrams. The results of this study indicate that toddlers who have a history of being born with low birth weight have a risk of experiencing stunting as much as 2.19 times compared to toddlers who have a history of birth with normal birth weight (aOR= 2.19; 95% CI= 1.77 to 2.69; p<0.001).Conclusion: Toddlers with a history of LBW births are at risk for stunting.

[学科分类] 食品科学和技术

[关键词] LBW;stunting;toddlers;meta-analysis