Determinants of chronic energy deficiency among non-pregnant and non-lactating women of reproductive age in rural Kebeles of Dera District, North West Ethiopia, 2019: Unmatched case control study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 10; p. e0241341
• Main Authors: Wubie, Asmare, Seid, Omer, Eshetie, Sisay, Dagne, Samuel, Menber, Yonatan, Wasihun, Yosef, Petrucka, Pammla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.10.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Agricultural development; Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Body mass index; Case-Control Studies; Chronic Disease; Dependent variables; Developing countries; Education; Educational Status; Energy; Ethiopia - epidemiology; Family size; Female; Food; Food and nutrition; Gardening; Gardens & gardening; Health aspects; Health sciences; Humans; Independent variables; Latrines; LDCs; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Malnutrition - pathology; Malnutrition - physiopathology; Maternal & child health; Medical schools; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Nutrition; People and Places; Pregnancy; Public health; Regression analysis; Regression models; Rural areas; Rural Population; Rural women; Sampling methods; Sampling techniques; Social Sciences; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Womens health; Ethiopia

In Ethiopia about 25% of rural women are chronically malnourished. Non-pregnant and non-lactating women present an opportunity to implement strategies to correct maternal and child health status and to potentiate improved pregnancy outcomes in developing countries like Ethiopia. The determinant fact...