Prevalence and associated factors of underweight among children 6–59 months of age in Takusa district, Northwest Ethiopia

Prevalence and associated factors of underweight among children 6–59 months of age in Takusa district, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Most of the nearly 104 million underweight children in the world lived in South East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in 2010. According to the 2014 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) report, 24 and 7% of children aged 6–59 months were underweight and severely underweight,...

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Main Authors: Getnet Nigatu, Solomon Assefa Woreta, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Melaku Kindie Yenit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Underweight
6–59 months children
Takusa
Northwest
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0816-y

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