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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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Scientific African |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762030168X |