Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged 2-5 years, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wasting (acute malnutrition) is the most serious form of malnutrition for children in the near term. Malnutrition has a variety of causes, all of which are interconnected and hierarchically related. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of wasting and its associated determinants among children under the age of five in the Wonago district, Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia.

Methods

Community based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1 to 30, 2021 using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were entered using Epidata manager and STATA v.20 software was used for analysis. Descriptive statistics were reported to describe the study population. To identify associated factors of wasting, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression anal

SUBMITTER: Ewune HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805277 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature