High Prevalence of Undernutrition among Children in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in Gondar Town, northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. Multistage sampling method was used to select study participants. Structured interviewer administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were used. Binary logistic regression was fitted to identify associated factors.

Results

The prevalences of wasting and stunting were 6.8% and 45.7%, respectively. Higher odds of wasting were observed among children whose fathers were daily laborers (AOR = 2.63), children who had eating problem (AOR = 2.96), and those who were not exclusively breast-fed for the first six months (AOR = 5.63). Similarly, higher odds of stunting wer

SUBMITTER: Abebe Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745770 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature