Productive and reproductive roles of women and associated factors on the nutritional status of children in Kilindi district, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorHillary, Mtagulwa Mzee
dc.contributor.authorMbwana, Hadijah Ally
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-15T11:25:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-15T11:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionJournal of Food and Nutrition Sciences 2024, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 153-163
dc.description.abstractBackground: The prevalence of stunting can be caused or lessened by the nature of women's productive and reproductive roles. The objective of this study was to examine the risk factors of child stunting based on the productive and reproductive roles of women among crop farmers and agro-pastoralists in Kilindi District. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 209 crop farmers and 136 agro-pastoralist women with children aged 6–23 months was conducted. A structured questionnaire was used to gather information on household demographics; time allocated for reproductive roles, women's involvement in maize farming and sale of maize produce. Anthropometric measurements were taken to determine the nutritional status of children. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20. Risk factors of stunting were determined using multivariate logistic regressions. Chi-square was used to determine the relationship between women's involvement in maize farming and the sale of maize in households and stunting. Results: The results from crop farmers revealed that being a male had an increased possibility of stunting by 2.601 times compared to being female (OR = 2.601, 95% CI; 1.302, 5.196). Children aged 13-18 months (OR = 2.820, 95% CI; 1.295, 6.143) and 19-23 months (OR= 4.999, 95% CI; 1.829, 13.664) increased the likelihood of stunting by 2.820 and 4.999 times respectively compared to children aged 6-12 months. Mothers with no formal education augmented the chance of being stunted by 2.212 times compared to mothers with primary education (OR = 2.212, 95% CI; 1.019, 4.799). There is a decreasing probability of children being stunted as time spent on cooking between 21 and 30 hours per week among agro-pastoralist women. Crop farmer women who collected firewood between 11 and 15 hours per week had a 0.205 times lower risk of increasing stunting. Children's age, gender, and mother's level of education all increased the likelihood of stunting among crop farmers. Cooking time (21-30 hours per week) among agro-pastoralists and collection of firewood (11-15 hours per week) among crop farmers had a lower risk of increasing the likelihood of stunting. Nutritional interventions should address maternal education, proper child care, and feeding practices.
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of Tanzania through the Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB)
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfns.20241203.14
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7797
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Food and Nutrition Sciences
dc.subjectProductive Roles
dc.subjectReproductive Roles
dc.subjectStunting
dc.subjectNutritional Intervention
dc.titleProductive and reproductive roles of women and associated factors on the nutritional status of children in Kilindi district, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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