Wasting and its associated factors among under-two years children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, about 45 million under-five children have suffered from wasting where Asian and African countries have the major share of these wasted children. Despite wasting is affected all types of populations, the long and short term effect is more severe and sensitive in under-two aged children. Hence, this review was intended to assess pooled prevalence and associated factors of wasting among under-two children in Ethiopia.

Methods

The search was done using electronic data bases (Hinari, PubMed, Google scholar, Scopus) and research repositories from June 19-22/2023. The review included articles published between January 2013 and December 2023.The study included Cross-sectional/case control studies which report the prevalence and associated factors of wasting in

SUBMITTER: Kassaw A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411762 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature