Correlates of diarrhea and stunting among under-five children in Ruvuma, Tanzania; a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Undernutrition affects 20% of children under five in the developing world. Stunting is a form of undernutrition when children have low height for their age. Global prevalence of stunting in 2019 was 21.4%, while current Tanzania national average is 34%. Ruvuma region has one of highest prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Grantina Modern, Elingarami Sauli, Emmanuel Mpolya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific African
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762030168X