Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged ...

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, ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of wasting and its associated factors among children between the ages of 6 and 59 months in Habro Woreda ...

Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged ...

The study findings indicate that respondents' wasting was mainly affected by age of the child, educational status of caregivers, presence of ...

Wasting and its associated factors among under-two years children ...

According to 2019 Ethiopia demographic and health survey (EDHS), the prevalence of wasted children in Ethiopia was 7% with the highest ...

Prevalence of Wasting and its Associated Factors among...

We found that birthweight, nutritional status of the mother, and socioeconomic status were associated with wasting in children aged 0–5 months. For children 6– ...

Prevalence and associated factors of wasting among school ...

Globally, nearly 6% of children had wasting and in 2018, more than 49.5 million children under the age of five suffered from wasting, showing children's present ...

Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged ...

Conclusions. The study findings indicate that respondents' wasting was mainly affected by age of the child, educational status of caregivers, presence of ...

Prevalence and associated risk factors of stunting, wasting/thinness ...

Main factor associated with wasting or thinness were age group 6–9 years, skipping breakfast, and sickness during the past two weeks. Main ...

Wasting and its associated factors among children aged from 6 to 59 ...

Conclusion Wasting is still an important public health problem for children in the age group of 6–59 months. The age of the child, the wealth status of the ...

Prevalence of Wasting and Associated Factors Among Children ...

Results: The prevalence of wasting among children aged 6-23 months was 34.2%, (95%CI 28.7 CI, 40.3); of which, 12% were severely wasted. Being ...

Undernutrition and its determinants among children aged 6–59 ...

Anthropometric measures were converted to Z-scores using WHO-Anthro version 3.2.2 software. The prevalence of underweight, wasting, and stunting ...

(PDF) Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children ...

Results The result revealed that wasting in children aged 6–59 months was 6.2%. Children in the age group of 6–11 months were 4.3 times more ...

Undernutrition and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 6–23 ...

Results: A total of 421 mothers or care givers paired with 6-23 months old children participated in the study. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting ...

Prevalence and associated factors influencing stunting and wasting ...

Also, a multilevel study in Ghana revealed that 28%, 13%, and 8% of children <5 years of age were moderately stunted, moderately underweight, and moderately ...

Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged ...

Conclusion Almost one-third of the children were wasted. Household food insecurity, breastfeeding, and recurrent illness were significantly ...

Wasting and Associated Factors among Children under 5 Years in ...

The immediate factors include low energy and nutrients intake, nutrient losses due to infection, or a combination of both low energy or protein intake and high ...

Child malnutrition: Wasting among children under 5 years of age

Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children ...

[PDF] Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children ...

Household food insecurity, breastfeeding, and recurrent illness were significantly associated with wasting among children aged 24–59 months and it is ...

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Childre

Background: Nutritional scantiness is a leading cause of wasting, stunting and being under weight in children all over the world. Stunting induces developmental ...

Stunting, wasting and associated factors among children aged 6–24 ...

The highest prevalence of wasting occurs in young children. (6–23 months), however literature are limited in these population groups. Therefore, this study ...