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Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health problem. We studied the association between stunting and child's neuro-psychological outcomes at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso using the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (KABC-II), the Children's Category Test 1 (CCT-1) and the Test of Variable of Attention (TOVA).

Methods

We re-enrolled children of a previously community-based Exclusive breastfeeding trial in Burkina Faso. We assessed a total of 532 children aged 6-8 years using KABC-II for memory (Atlantis and Number Recall subtests), spatial abilities (Conceptual Thinking, Face Recognition and Triangle subtests), reasoning (Block Counting subtest), general cognition and CCT-1 for cognitive flexibility. A total 513 children were assessed using the TOVA to measure attention and inhibition. We calculated the Cohen's d to examine the effect size and conducted a linear regression to examine the association.

Results

The proportion of stunting was 15.6% (83/532). Stunted children performed significantly poorer for memory (Atlantis and Number Recall), spatial abilities (Conceptual Thinking, Face Recognition and Triangle), general cognition and attention with a small effect size compared to non-stunted children. Children who were exposed scored significantly higher errors for cognitive flexibility and inhibition with a small effect size compared to unexposed children. At standardized and unstandardized multivariable regression analysis, stunted children performed significantly poorer for Atlantis (p?=?0.001), Number Recall (p?=?0.02), Conceptual Thinking (p?=?0.01), Triangle (p?=?0.001), general cognition (p???0.0001) and attention (p?=?0.04) compared to non-stunted children. Children who were exposed scored significantly higher errors for cognitive flexibility (p?=?0.02) and for inhibition (p?=?0.02) compared to unexposed children. We adjusted all the results for age, schooling, sex, playing, father education, mother employment and promotion of previous exclusive breastfeeding.

Conclusion

Stunting is associated with poorer neuro-psychological outcomes among children in rural Burkina Faso. Initiatives related to prevention need to be established and advice on nutrition need to be provided.

SUBMITTER: Sanou AS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992697 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Sanou Anselme Simeon AS Diallo Abdoulaye Hama AH Holding Penny P Nankabirwa Victoria V Engebretsen Ingunn Marie S IMS Ndeezi Grace G Tumwine James K JK Meda Nicolas N Tylleskär Thorkild T Kashala-Abotnes Esperance E

Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health 20180607

<h4>Background</h4>In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health problem. We studied the association between stunting and child's neuro-psychological outcomes at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso using the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (KABC-II), the Children's Category Test 1 (CCT-1) and the Test of Variable of Attention (TOVA).<h4>Methods</h4>We re-enrolled children of a previously community-based Exclusive breastfeeding trial in Burkina Faso. We ...[more]

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