Empirical Exploration of Factors Impacting Infant Growth in Senegal

Thiané TALL

Laboratoire de recherches sur les Institutions et la Croissance (LINC), Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de DAKAR, Sénégal

Email :thianetall@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5726-2989

Mamadou Abdoulaye DIALLO

Laboratoire de recherches sur les Institutions et la Croissance (LINC), Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES), Sénégal

Email : m.abdoulaye.diallo90@gmail.com

iD ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7946-4777

François Joseph CABRAL

Laboratoire de recherches sur les Institutions et la Croissance (LINC), Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de DAKAR, Sénégal

Email joecabral7@gmail.com

iD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-2912

RÉSUMÉ

L’objectif de cette étude est d’identifier les facteurs associés au retard de croissance, à l’émaciation, à l’insuffisance pondérale et au surpoids chez les enfants âgés de moins de 5 ans au Sénégal. Pour ce faire, nous estimons un modèle Probit multivarié avec l’aide de la base de données de l’Enquête Démographique et de Santé (EDS, 2019). Les résultats montrent que la taille de l’enfant à la naissance, la durée de l’allaitement, la diarrhée, la fièvre, l’indice de richesse du ménage, la zone écologique du ménage, le nombre de visites prénatales, l’occupation et le niveau d’éducation de la mère sont significativement associés au retard de croissance, à l’émaciation, à l’insuffisance pondérale et au surpoids chez les enfants âgés de moins de 5 ans au Sénégal. Cette étude suggère que pour lutter efficacement contre la malnutrition chez les enfants au Sénégal, il serait mieux de développer des stratégies en se basant sur l’influence de ces facteurs.

MOTS-CLÉ:  Retard de croissance ; Emaciation ; Insuffisance pondérale ; Surpoids ; Enfants de moins de 5 ans.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to identify factors associated with stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight in children aged under 5 in Senegal. For this purpose, we estimate a multivariate Probit model with the help of the Demographic and Health Survey database (EDS, 2019). The results show that child size at birth, duration of breastfeeding, diarrhea, fever, household wealth index, household ecological zone, number of prenatal visits, occupation and mother’s education level are significantly associated with stunting, wasting, underweight and overweight in children aged under 5 in Senegal. This study suggests that to effectively combat malnutrition among children in Senegal, it would be best to develop strategies based on the influence of these factors.

KEY WORDS: Stunting; Emaciation; Underweight; Overweight; Children under 5 years of age.

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