Risk factors associated with Under‐Five stunting, wasting, and underweight based on Ethiopian demographic health survey datasets in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

BT Woldeamanuel, TT Tesfaye - Journal of nutrition and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Stunting, wasting, and underweight among children are major problems in
most regions of Ethiopia, including the Tigray region. The main objective of this study was to …

The Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition Among Infants and Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Systematic Scoping …

FP Riwa, K Odgers-Jewell, MA Jones… - Nutrition …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Objective To explore the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among infants and
children aged 6 months to 5 years in sub-Saharan African countries. Background Despite …

Co-morbidity, treatment outcomes and factors affecting the recovery rate of under-five children with severe acute malnutrition admitted in selected hospitals from …

B Derseh, K Mruts, T Demie, T Gebremariam - Nutrition journal, 2018 - Springer
Background In spite of the availability of guidelines for the management of severe acute
malnutrition (SAM) in Ethiopia, high comorbidity and poor treatment outcomes are still …

Spatial data analysis of malnutrition among children under-five years in Ethiopia

HM Fenta, T Zewotir, EK Muluneh - BMC medical research methodology, 2021 - Springer
Background Childhood malnutrition is a major cause of child mortality under the age of 5 in
the sub-Saharan Africa region. This study sought to identify the risk factors and spatial …

The burden and correlates of childhood undernutrition in Tanzania according to composite index of anthropometric failure

AG Khamis, AW Mwanri, K Kreppel, G Kwesigabo - BMC Nutrition, 2020 - Springer
Background Undernutrition is a public health problem worldwide. Tanzania has made
significant achievements in the reduction of childhood undernutrition over the past two …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional status and association of demographic characteristics with malnutrition among children less than 24 months in Kwale County, Kenya

M Ndemwa, S Wanyua, S Kaneko… - The Pan African …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A cross-sectional study was done in Mwaluphamba Location, Kwale County,
Kenya. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and administered to 380 …

Space–time dynamics regression models to assess variations of composite index for anthropometric failure across the administrative zones in Ethiopia

HM Fenta, T Zewotir, EK Muluneh - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background A single anthropometric index such as stunting, wasting, or underweight does
not show the holistic picture of under-five children's undernutrition status. To alleviate this …

[PDF][PDF] Stunting and its associated factors in under five years old children: the case of Hawassa University Technology villages, Southern Ethiopia

BB Desalegn, E Kinfe, K Fikre… - Journal of Environmental …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Stunting reflects chronic under nutrition during the most critical periods of growth and
development in early life. It is one of the most important indicator and reflects the long term …

Very severe anemia and one year mortality outcome after hospitalization in Tanzanian children: A prospective cohort study

N Chami, DK Hau, TS Masoza, LR Smart… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Africa has the highest rates of child mortality. Little is known about outcomes
after hospitalization for children with very severe anemia. Objective To determine one year …

Predictors of undesirable treatment outcomes of severe acute malnutrition among inpatient children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

AS Negussie, AW Tadesse - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background In 2018, malnutrition contributed to 45% of all global cause of child death.
These early child deaths were due to conditions that could either be prevented or treated …