Determinants of undernutrition among older adults in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia: a community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among older adults aged 65 years in the south Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, in 2020.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

The study was conducted from 1 October to 15 December 2020, in the South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. Study participants were selected by systematic random sampling. A pretested and structured questionnaire adapted from different literature was used to collect data. Anthropometric measurements were taken following the standard procedure.

Participants

A total of 290 older adults aged greater than or equal to 65 years of age were included in the study.

Data analysis

Descriptive and summary statistics were employed. Multiple log

SUBMITTER: Yisak H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8753413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature