Anthropometric failures and its associated factors among preschool-aged children in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2019, 144 million under-five-year-old children were stunted, and 47 million were wasted globally. In Ethiopia, approximately 350,000 children are estimated to die each year. Preschool aged children need focused attention because this age group not only has special needs, but also forms the platform for growth and development of all children. Under nutrition among preschool children is the result of a complex interplay of diverse elements, such as birth weight, household access to food, availability and use of drinking water. This study aimed at determining the anthropometric failures and associated factors using composite indictors.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study design was used among randomly selected 588 caregivers with pre-school aged childr

SUBMITTER: Bidira K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629177 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature