Open Access<p>Underweight and Its Associated Factors Among Children 6–59 Months of Age in Debre Tabor Town, Amhara Region of Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Nigusie Selomon Tibebu,
Tigabu Desie Emiru,
Chalie Marew Tiruneh,
Bisrat Dessie Getu,
Kefyalew Amogne Azanaw
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s288071
Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , logistic regression , cross sectional study , cluster sampling , malnutrition , demography , odds ratio , systematic sampling , under five , pediatrics , environmental health , body mass index , population , overweight , pathology , sociology
Even-thought malnutrition is a double burden now time being; under-nutrition among under-five year's children is a common public health problem, and it is one of the main reasons for the death of children in developing countries. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of underweight among children age 6-59 months at Debre Tabor town Ethiopia, 2019.