Boys are more likely to be undernourished than girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in undernutrition

S Thurstans, C Opondo, A Seal, J Wells, T Khara… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background Excess male morbidity and mortality is well recognised in neonatal medicine
and infant health. In contrast, within global nutrition, it is commonly assumed that girls are …

[HTML][HTML] Applied nutritional investigation spatial variation and determinants of stunting among children aged less than 5 y in Ethiopia: A spatial and multilevel analysis …

TT Tamir, MA Techane, MT Dessie, KA Atalell - Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Stunting is a major global public health problem, associated with physical and
cognitive impairments. Spatial variations in childhood stunting were observed due to …

Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among Under‐five children in pastoral communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: a community‐based …

A Gebre, PS Reddy, A Mulugeta… - Journal of nutrition …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malnutrition among children remains one of the most important causes of
morbidity and mortality in the world. In Ethiopia, malnutrition is one of the most serious public …

Association between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and child undernutrition in Ethiopia: a hierarchical approach

B Sahiledengle, P Petrucka, A Kumie, L Mwanri… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Undernutrition is a significant public health challenge and one of the leading
causes of child mortality in a wide range of develo** countries, including Ethiopia. Poor …

Determinants of undernutrition among young children in Ethiopia

B Sahiledengle, L Mwanri, P Petrucka, A Kumie… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Ethiopia is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of childhood
undernutrition. Despite the high burden of this scourge, little is known about the magnitude …

Risk factors associated with Under‐Five stunting, wasting, and underweight based on Ethiopian demographic health survey datasets in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

BT Woldeamanuel, TT Tesfaye - Journal of nutrition and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Stunting, wasting, and underweight among children are major problems in
most regions of Ethiopia, including the Tigray region. The main objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of stunting among under-five years children in Ethiopia from the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and Health Survey: Application of ordinal logistic …

HM Fenta, DL Workie, DT Zike, BW Taye… - … Epidemiology and Global …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Stunting is a result of chronic under nutrition and a major public health issue in
Ethiopia. This study aimed to calculate the prevalence of stunting, and associated factors …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: a country case study

H Tasic, N Akseer, SH Gebreyesus… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic undernutrition in children continues to be a global public health
concern. Ethiopia has documented a significant decline in the prevalence of childhood …

Demystifying the factors associated with rural–urban gaps in severe acute malnutrition among under-five children in low-and middle-income countries: A …

AF Fagbamigbe, NB Kandala, AO Uthman - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
What explains the underlying causes of rural–urban differentials in severe acute malnutrition
(SAM) among under-five children is poorly exploited, operationalized, studied and …

Prevalence and determinants of concurrent wasting and stunting and other indicators of malnutrition among children 6–59 months old in Kersa, Ethiopia

AA Roba, N Assefa, Y Dessie, A Tolera… - Maternal & child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Malnutrition is the leading cause of poor child health in Ethiopia, and progress to avert it is
unacceptably slow. In addition, little is known about the magnitude and factors associated …