Conference Abstract | Volume 9 (ConfPro8): Abstract 37 | Published: 06 Oct 2026
Pinguedwindé Abdou Rahim Sawadogo1,&, Charles Lamou Ki-Zerbo2, Mohamedou Hmeied Maham3, Madi Nikiema1, Hamed Sidwaya Ouedraogo4, Pauline Kiswendsida Yanogo1
1Burkina Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2African Society for Laboratory Medicine, 3Ministry of National Defense, Mauritania, 4Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso
&Corresponding author: Pinguedwindé Abdou Rahim Sawadogo, Burkina Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Email: sawadogo.rahim@gmail.com
Received: 11 Mar 2026, Accepted: 29 Aug 2026, Published: 06 Oct 2026
Domain: Public Health Nutrition
Keywords: Acute malnutrition, nutritional surveillance, risk factors, Nazinon region, SMART survey
©Pinguedwindé Abdou Rahim Sawadogo et al. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health (ISSN: 2664-2824). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article: Pinguedwindé Abdou Rahim Sawadogo et al., Epidemiological profile and factors associated with cases of acute malnutrition in the Nazinon region, Burkina Faso, 2015–2024. 2026;9(ConfPro8):37. https://doi.org/10.37432/JIEPH-CONFPRO8-0037
Malnutrition remains a major public health concern, contributing to approximately 45% of global child deaths. In Burkina Faso, despite a decline in national prevalence to 9.2% in 2023, the situation remains concerning. This study aims to analyze a decade’s worth of malnutrition surveillance data from the Nazinon region to describe its epidemiological profile and identify associated factors.
This was a cross-sectional analytical study using surveillance data on malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months. We calculated proportions with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) and means to describe the epidemiological profile, and we calculated odds ratios (OR) to test for associations.
Of the 10,139 children screened, 594 cases of acute malnutrition were identified, of which 87.20% were moderate acute malnutrition and 12.80% were severe acute malnutrition. The median age was 24 months, with a predominance of boys (53.19%). Factors associated with malnutrition were age [aOR=1.89; 95%CI (1.58–2.26); p=0.001], diarrhea [aOR=1.51; 95%CI (1.20–1.88); p=0.001], lack of vitamin A supplementation [aOR=1.35; 95%CI (1.06–1.69); p=0.015], and lack of maternal education [aOR=1.45; 95%CI (1.11–1.91); p=0.005].
Acute malnutrition persists in Nazinon, particularly among children under two years of age who have had an episode of diarrhea, have not received vitamin A supplementation, or have uneducated mothers. Strengthening vitamin A supplementation, managing diarrheal diseases, and providing maternal education are essential to reducing the burden of malnutrition in this region.
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