Anthropometry’s promise and pitfalls in the diagnosis of undernutrition among infants
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318633
Abstract: Anthropometry, the rigorous methods used to measure the physical dimensions of the human body, is widely used in medicine and public health to identify and label individuals with suboptimal nutritional status. In paediatrics, anthropometry’s tool… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis undernutrition; among infants; promise pitfalls; anthropometry promise ... See more keywords
Determinants of undernutrition among older adults in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia: a community-based study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056966
Abstract: Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among older adults aged 65 years in the south Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, in 2020. Design A community-based cross-sectional study. Setting… read more here.
Keywords: among older; undernutrition among; older adults; study ... See more keywords
Factors associated with undernutrition among 20 to 49 year old women in Uganda: a secondary analysis of the Uganda demographic health survey 2016
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09775-2
Abstract: Women are at risk of undernutrition due to biological, socio-economic, and cultural factors. Undernourished women have higher risk of poor obstetric outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition among women… read more here.
Keywords: associated undernutrition; factors associated; undernutrition; year old ... See more keywords
Magnitude and predictors of undernutrition among children aged six to fifty nine months in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s13690-017-0198-4
Abstract: BackgroundUndernutrition among children continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries. In Ethiopian, 44% of under-five children were stunted while 29% and 10% were underweight and wasted respectively. However, predictors of undernutrition… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; children aged; study; among children ... See more keywords
Complex Multilevel Modelling of the Individual, Household and Regional Level Variability in Predictors of Undernutrition among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.3390/nu13093018
Abstract: Worldwide, ten and a half million children under five die every year, with 98% of these deaths in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Undernutrition is a serious public health problem in Ethiopia and children… read more here.
Keywords: children aged; months ethiopia; among children; aged months ... See more keywords