Open AccessPrevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among school going adolescents of Dang district, Nepal
Author(s) -
Sigma Bhattarai,
Chet Kant Bhusal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2019.3.291
Subject(s) - malnutrition , environmental health , socioeconomics , geography , medicine , sociology , pathology
Malnutrition is a quiet emergency and one of the most widespread causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adolescent throughout the world; however there are very limited indications about the cause of malnutrition among adolescents. This study aimed to find out the prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among school going adolescents of Dang district, Nepal.