Ouedraogo, Moussa
Ouedraogo, Ousmane
Zong, Urbain
Kabore, Saidou
Bambara, Estelle Aissa
Sanou, Dia
2020-11-27
<p><strong>Introduction</strong><strong>:</strong> Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African country, where livelihoods are heavily dependent on subsistence agriculture, and the humanitarian crisis has increased populations vulnerability to malnutrition. <strong>Aim: </strong>This article presents an update of the food and nutrition situation. <strong>Methodology:</strong> Documents from government surveys and reports, peer-reviewed articles and other reliable sources were retrieved and analyzed. <strong>Results:</strong> According to the 2019 National Nutrition Survey, 25.4% of children under 5 years old are stunted and 8.1% are wasted. These rates exceed the WHO critical thresholds suggesting that child malnutrition is still a public health problem in Burkina although trend analysis suggests continuous improvement over the past ten years. Childhood overweight fluctuates between 1% and 2% while childhood obesity remains below 1% since 2014. Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are key drivers of child stunting. In fact, 59% of infants are exclusively breastfed while only 17% of 6 – 23-month children receive a minimally acceptable diet. Children and pregnant and lactating women are deeply affected by micronutrient deficiencies including vitamin A and iron. Adult overweight is on the rise and high blood pressure and diabetes levels have reached 18% and 5% respectively in adults aged 25 to 64 years with huge disparities between men and women. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> While the country had made important progress in reducing child malnutrition, it is still facing double burden of malnutrition namely undernutrition comprised of stunting, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies and overweight/obesity, hence the need to embrace a double duty approach to policy response to simultaneously reduce both undernutrition and overweight/obesity.</p>
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4286605
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The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 04(09), S36-S45, (2020-11-27)
Nutritional status
Micronutrient
Food security
Non-communicable disease
Burkina Faso
Nutrition situation of Burkina Faso: a narrative review
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