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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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Geo-additive models of Childhood Undernutrition in three Sub-Saharan African Countries [PDF]

, 2002
We investigate the geographical and socioeconomic determinants of childhood undernutrition in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, three neighboring countries in Southern Africa using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys.
A Caputo, A Moradi, A Moradi, A Sen, C Elbers, C Stephenson, D Guilkey, D Pelletier, D Spiegelhalter, E Kamman, Imf, J Besag, J M Nyovani, L Fahrmeir, L Pritchett, L Smith, L Smith, Ludwig Fahrmeir, M Smith, N B Kandala, N B Kandala, Ngianga B. Kandala, P Svedberg, P Svedberg, S Klasen, S Klasen, S Lang, S Lang, Stephan Klasen, T Hastie, T Hastie, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank   +33 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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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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Reducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access Article; Published online: 28 Nov 2019The study aimed to quantify the immediate effects of dietary diversification, food safety, and hygiene interventions on child undernutrition in four rural villages in Kongwa district of central Tanzania ...
Anitha, S., Bekunda, Mateete A., Kachulu, L., Kumwenda, N., Monyo, E.S., Musoke, M., Muzanila, Y., Okori, P., Shija, J., Siambi, M., Swai, E., Tsusaka, T.W.   +11 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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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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Undernutrition and stage of gestation influence fetal adipose tissue gene expression [PDF]

, 2015
Funded by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS), including the Strategic Partnership for Animal Science Excellence (SPASE) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (HD045784).
Adam, Clare L, Aitken, Raymond P, Horgan, Graham W, Luther, Justin S, Milne, John S, Redmer, Dale A, Reynolds, Lawrence P., Wallace, Jacqueline M   +7 more
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Effects of maternal subnutrition during early pregnancy on cow hematological profiles and offspring physiology and vitality in two beef breeds [PDF]

, 2019
This experiment evaluated the effects of subnutrition during early gestation on hematology in cows (Bos Taurus) and on hematological, metabolic, endocrine, and vitality parameters in their calves.
Almaguer C., Civelek T., Fay R. A., García‐Belenguer S., Krimer P. M., Lozano M., Schafer S., Schultz R. D., Tchernia G., Tennant B.   +9 more
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Undernutrition and associated factors among rural pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: Maternal undernutrition is a burning issue in Ethiopia. However, updated evidence is limited in the eastern part of the country; particularly the mental health-related factors of undernutrition.
Berhe Gebremichael, Tadesse Misgana, Dawit Tamiru, Mandaras Tariku, Dejene Tesfaye, Daniel Alemu, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Merga Dheresa   +7 more
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