Determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in schools of Digo Tsion Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stunting is a height-for-age (Z-score) less than minus two standard deviations below the mean of reference standard. It is the most important sign of long-term chronic undernutrition and public health problem in Ethiopia. However, little information was known regarding determinants of stunting among adolescents since it had mostly been investigated in late infancy, especially among children under the age of five. Therefore, identifying determinants of stunting among adolescent girl is still crucial.

Objective

To identify determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in schools of Digo Tsion Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.

Methods and materials

Case-control study was conducted among 417 adolescent girls (104 cases and 313 controls) in schools of Digo Tsi

SUBMITTER: Emrie AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11482678 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature