Background Chronic malnutrition is the consequence of long-term nutritional deficiency
resulting in non-communicable disease and reduced productivity in later life. This situation …

Background. Stunting reflects chronic undernutrition during the most critical periods of
growth and development in early life. The study was aimed at assessing the magnitude of …

Introduction In 2014, 159 million under 5 year-old children were stunted (suffered chronic
undernutrition) worldwide. Identifying risk factors for stunting among 6 to 24 month-age …

Background. Stunting is one of the most important public health problems in Ethiopia. It
remains a problem of greater magnitude particularly in rural and low‐income areas. It …

Background: Though stunting is a major public health problem worldwide. Developing
countries are extremely affected regions. In Ethiopia, the child malnutrition rate is one of the …

Introduction Despite consistent economic growth in the country, malnutrition remains one of
the major public health problems in Ethiopia. The prevalence of malnutrition and its …

Background Despite the decline in the rate of stunting in Ethiopia, the prevalence is still high
and needs immense efforts to achieve the target set to reduce the prevalence. It varies …

Background. Stunting is a major public health problem in most developing countries, and it
increases the risk of illness and death throughout childhood. It is also a major public health …

Background. Undernutrition including stunting particularly at an adolescent stage was not
emphasized by various intervention strategies in the Ethiopian context. Assessing the …

Abstract Background Though Ethiopia has implemented different nutritional interventions,
childhood stunting on which literature is limited continues as a severe public health problem …