Prevalence and associated risk factors of stunting, wasting/thinness, and underweight among primary school children in Kandahar City, Afghanistan: a cross-sectional analytical study

Abstract Background Undernutrition, which includes stunting, wasting, and underweight, is a global problem, especially among children of low- and middle-income countries. To our knowledge, this study is first of its type from Afghanistan. Its main objectives were to estimate the prevalence and assoc...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Bilal Ahmad Rahimi, Aziz Ahmad Khalid, Wais Mohammad Lali, Wahid Ahmad Khalid, Javed Ahmad Rahimi, Walter R. Taylor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Stunting Wasting Thinness Underweight Malnutrition Undernutrition
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19858-z