Malnutrition in Infants Aged under 6 Months Attending Community Health Centres: A Cross Sectional Survey

Malnutrition in Infants Aged under 6 Months Attending Community Health Centres: A Cross Sectional Survey

A poor understanding of malnutrition burden is a common reason for not prioritizing the care of small and nutritionally at-risk infants aged under-six months (infants u6m). We aimed to estimate the anthropometric deficit prevalence in infants u6m attending health centres, using the Composite Index o...

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Main Authors: Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod, Emma Beaumont, Ritu Rana, Nahom Abate, Hatty Barthorp, Marie McGrath, Ayenew Negesse, Mubarek Abera, Alemseged Abdissa, Tsinuel Girma, Elizabeth Allen, Marko Kerac, Melkamu Berhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
anthropometric deficit
infants under 6 months
malnutrition
MAMI
Ethiopia
weight-for-age
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2489

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