Stunting, wasting and underweight in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

BJ Akombi, KE Agho, JJ Hall, N Wali… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Child undernutrition is a major public health problem. One third of all
undernourished children globally reside in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental risk factors associated with child stunting: a systematic review of the literature

D Vilcins, PD Sly, P Jagals - Annals of global health, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Stunting, a form of malnutrition characterized by impaired linear growth in the
first two years of life, affects one quarter of children globally. While nutritional status remains …

Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among under-fives in Tanzania: evidence from the 2010 cross-sectional household survey

L Chirande, D Charwe, H Mbwana, R Victor… - BMC pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background Stunting is one of the main public health problems in Tanzania. It is caused
mainly by malnutrition among children aged less than 5 years. Identifying the determinants …

Machine learning algorithms for predicting undernutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia

FH Bitew, CS Sparks, SH Nyarko - Public health nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: Child undernutrition is a global public health problem with serious implications. In
this study, we estimate predictive algorithms for the determinants of childhood stunting by …

Cross-sectional study of malnutrition and associated factors among school aged children in rural and urban settings of Fogera and Libo Kemkem districts, Ethiopia

Z Herrador, L Sordo, E Gadisa, J Moreno, J Nieto… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Little information is available on malnutrition-related factors among school-aged
children≥ 5 years in Ethiopia. This study describes the prevalence of stunting and thinness …

Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Namutumba district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

F Kuziga, Y Adoke, RK Wanyenze - BMC pediatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years
in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. In 2014, we conducted a …

Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: magnitude and its predictors among school age children, southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

A Desalegn, A Mossie, L Gedefaw - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global public health problem among school
age children, which retards psychomotor development and impairs cognitive performance …

Socio-cultural beliefs influence feeding practices of mothers and their children in Grand Popo, Benin

YUA Lokossou, AB Tambe, C Azandjèmè… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Springer
Background Malnutrition is a major public health problem. It contributes to the high death
rate among children in developing countries despite the various advocacies of institutions …

Underweight, stunting and wasting among children in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania; a population-based cross-sectional study

M Mgongo, NAS Chotta, TH Hashim, JG Uriyo… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting
and wasting among children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region …

Moving beyond prevalence studies: screening and interventions for children with disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries

AK Yousafzai, P Lynch, M Gladstone - Archives of disease in …, 2014 - adc.bmj.com
Research understanding the lives of children with disabilities in low-income and middle-
income countries has predominantly focused on prevalence studies with little progress on …