Family socioeconomic status and weight velocity in children aged 6-24 months

  • Tiara Eka Undergraduate Student of Medical Education Program, Sriwijaya University Medical School/Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, South Sumatera.
  • Julius Anzar Department of Child Health, Sriwijaya University Medical School/Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, South Sumatera.
  • Mutiara Budi Azhar Department of Anatomy, Sriwijaya University Medical School/Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang, South Palembang.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi56.2.2016.67-72
Keywords: growth velocity, socioeconomic status

Abstract

Background Socioeconomic status is one of the external factors that influences weight velocity.
Objective To assess for a correlation between family socioeconomic status and weight velocity.
Method This cross-sectional study was performed from October to December 2014. Subjects were patients at community health centers in Palembang, and included by a consecutive sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewing mothers using questionaires. We measured the children’s weight and compared it to the previous weight measurement on the Child Health Card (Kartu Menuju Sehat/KMS). Risk of failure to thrive was determined by plotting increments onto the 2009 WHO Growth Velocity Standards Chart. Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact and Chi-square tests.
Results The 97 respondents consisted of 74 children (76%) with good weight velocity and 23 children (24%) with risk of failure to thrive. Using indicators of socioeconomic status, we found a significant correlation between the level of family welfare and weight velocity. (PR=48.000; 95%CI 2.3 to 997.1; P=0.016). However, level of maternal education (P=0.788) and the number of children in the family (P=0.550) had no significant correlation to weight velocity. Caregivers of children (P= 0.560) and duration of exclusive breastfeeding (P=0.390) were not confounding variables for weight velocity in this study.
Conclusion High to moderate level of family welfare is significantly correlated to good weight velocity. However, weight velocity has no significant correlation to either the level of maternal education or the number of children in the family. Caregivers of children and duration of exclusive breastfeeding are not confounding variables for this study.

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2016-07-19
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Eka T, Anzar J, Azhar MB. Family socioeconomic status and weight velocity in children aged 6-24 months. PI [Internet]. 19Jul.2016 [cited 26Apr.2024];56(2):67-2. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/111
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Vol 56 No 2 (2016): March 2016
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Developmental Behavioral & Community Pediatrics

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Received 2016-07-19
Accepted 2016-07-19
Published 2016-07-19