Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Children aged 6–59 months in South Wollo Zone, East Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia: a Community-based cross-sectional study

ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of acute malnutrition and associated factors in South Wollo zone, East Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia.DesignA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 504 children aged 6–59 months who were selected by using a multistage samp...

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Published in:BMJ open 2023-10, Vol.13 (10), p.e062582-e062582
Main Authors: Mihret, Setegn Tarekegn, Biset, Gebeyaw, Nurye, Nurye Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Breastfeeding & lactation
Children & youth
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Employment
Families & family life
Food
Households
Malabsorption
Malnutrition
Mothers
Nutrition
NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Nutritional support
Paediatrics
Public health
Questionnaires
Response rates
Sample size
Sociodemographics
Software
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Summary:ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of acute malnutrition and associated factors in South Wollo zone, East Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia.DesignA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 504 children aged 6–59 months who were selected by using a multistage sampling technique. The mid-upper-arm-circumference and Z-scores for weight-for-height were used to determine the nutritional status of the participants. A semi-structured interview questionnaire was used to collect the data. Then data was entered into EpiData V.3.1 and exported to SPSS software V.25 for analysis. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with acute malnutrition and variables with p value
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062582