Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Pastoral Communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Journal of nutrition and metabolism Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Sedik, Yayo, Mulugeta, Afework, Reddy, P. Surender, Gebre, Abel, Kahssay, Molla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; anthropometric measurements; Children; Children & youth; Chronic illnesses; confidence interval; Cross-sectional studies; Developing countries; Diarrhea; education programs; Ethiopia; family planning; family size; Feeding; Food; growth retardation; Health aspects; Health services; Immunization; LDCs; literacy; males; Malnutrition; Morbidity; mortality; Nutrition; nutrition education; Nutritional status; pastoralism; Pediatrics; Public health; questionnaires; regression analysis; sampling; Studies; Surveys; Systematic review; Underweight; Kenya; Ethiopia

Background. Malnutrition among children remains one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. In Ethiopia, malnutrition is one of the most serious public health problem and the biggest in the world. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and associated...