Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among Burundian children aged 6-23 months: evidence from a national cross-sectional household survey, 2014

Abstract Background Burundi is one of the poorest countries and is among the four countries with the highest prevalence of stunting (58%) among children aged less than 5 years. This situation undermines the economic growth of the country as undernutrition is strongly associated with less schooling a...

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Main Authors: Sandra Nkurunziza, Bruno Meessen, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Catherine Korachais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0929-2