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Gender Disparities in the Prevalence of Undernutrition and the Higher Risk among the Young Women of Indian Tribes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:High undernutrition is a grave concern in India. Marginalized populations like Indian tribes have been under the serious stress of such nutritional extreme. Women, in particular, are the worst sufferers.
Gautam K Kshatriya, Subhendu K Acharya
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Spatial distribution and determinants of undernutrition among reproductive age women of Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionMalnutrition is one of the most devastating problems in Ethiopia and is inextricably linked with poverty. Women in the reproductive age group and children are most vulnerable to malnutrition due to low dietary intakes, inequitable ...
Ayenew Kassie Tesema, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Yigizie Yeshaw, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale   +5 more
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Undernutrition among the children below five years of age in Uganda: a spatial analysis approach

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Undernutrition is a health condition caused by a lack of enough food intake, not having enough of the right combination of food nutrients, or the body’s failure to utilize the food eaten resulting in either, stunting, being underweight, or ...
Vallence Ngabo Maniragaba, Leonard K. Atuhaire, Pierre Claver Rutayisire   +2 more
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Determinants of undernutrition in children under five years in the Southern Africa sub-region: a scoping review

Journal of Health Research, 2023
Background: Undernutrition remains a fundamental public health challenge responsible for impaired growth, mortality, and morbidity in children under five years.
George GW Waliomuzibu Mukisa, Tonderai TW Shumba, Andrit AL Lourens   +2 more
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Levels and trends in key socioeconomic inequalities in childhood undernutrition in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopia demographic and health surveys 2000-2019

Discover Social Science and Health, 2023
Introduction The global burden of childhood undernutrition is mainly concentrated in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, childhood undernutrition varies significantly across different population groups.
Negussie Shiferaw, Nigatu Regassa
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Decomposition analysis of the decline in binary and triad undernutrition among preschool children in India.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundTo examine the socio-demographic factors associated with the decline in undernutrition among preschool children in India from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3, 2005-06 to NFHS- 5, 2019-21.MethodsFor this study data were obtained from ...
Priyanka Dixit, Mayura Tonpe, Mrigesh Bhatia   +2 more
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Analysis on the association among stunting, wasting and underweight in Malawi: an application of a log-linear model for the three-way table

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2017
Childhood undernutrition is an important public health problem. Many studies have investigated the factors of childhood undernutrition, but not the association between the undernutrition indicators.
Alfred Ngwira, Eddons C.S. Munthali, Kondwani D. Vwalika   +2 more
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Socio-demographic and Healthcare-seeking Predictors of Undernutrition among Children Under-five Years of Age in a Western District of Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020
Background: Undernutrition is highly prevalent in Nepal, which interferes with physical and mental development among children. It is one of the severe health problems contributing to the significant portion of the disease burden.
Rajan Paudel, Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Amod Kumar Poudyal, Bijay Khatri, Deepak Raj Bhatta, Dilaram Acharya, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Min Raj Adhikari, Ranjan Sapkota, Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Dipak Prasad Upadhyaya   +10 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with severe undernutrition among under-5 children in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal: a comparative study using multilevel analysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Despite economic growth and poverty reduction, under-5 child undernutrition is still rampant in South Asian countries. This study explored the prevalence and risk factors of severe undernutrition among under-5 children in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal ...
Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md Shafiur Rahman, Baki Billah, Mamunur Rashid, Melody Almroth, Manzur Kader   +5 more
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Exploring attributions of causality for child undernutrition: Qualitative analysis in Lusaka, Zambia

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Child undernutrition is responsible for 45% of all under‐five deaths in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and numerous morbidities. Although progress has been made, high levels of child undernutrition persist in Zambia.
Nakawala Lufumpa, Anna Lavis, Rishi Caleyachetty, Michael Henry, Sheena Kabombwe, Semira Manaseki‐Holland   +5 more
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