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Socio-economic, demographic, and contextual predictors of malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months in Nigeria
Malnutrition has remained a global public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Researchers have committed to...
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Vitamin A supplementation coverage and associated factors for children aged 6 to 59 months in integrated and campaign-based delivery systems in four sub-Saharan African countries
BackgroundVitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a leading contributor to the poor health and nutrition of young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Funding...
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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Kabale district, Uganda
BackgroundDespite of the global efforts undertaken to improve nutrition, malnutrition still continues to be a serious public health concern....
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Individual and community level determinants of iron intake among children 6–59 months old in Ethiopia: multilevel logistic regression analysis
BackgroundIron deficiency is one of the most important factors of anemia which is caused by poor iron intake. In addition, children need more iron...
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Analysis of traditional feeding practices and stunting among children aged 6 to 59 months in Karanganyar District, Central Java Province, Indonesia
BackgroundTraditional feeding practices are widespread in Indonesia. Therefore, using traditional feeding practices commonly used among mothers, this...
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Household environment associated with anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopia demographic and health survey (2005–2016)
BackgroundAnaemia continues to be a major public health challenge globally, including in Ethiopia. Previous studies have suggested that improved...
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The predictors of food security and dietary diversity among internally displaced persons’ children (6–59 months) in Bamenda health district, Cameroon
BackgroundMalnutrition remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst children in displaced settings. Nutrition at this stage is crucial...
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Diarrheal disease and associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Oda Bultum District, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundDiarrhea is a serious health problem in children under the age of five that is both preventable and treatable. In low-income countries like...
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Anemia and associated factors among 6 to 59 months age children attending health facilities in Kombolcha town, Northeast Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundChildhood anemia is an important public health problem in Ethiopia. The northeast part of the country is among the areas affected by...
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Trends and determinants of anemia in children 6–59 months and women of reproductive age in Chad from 2016 to 2021
BackgroundHemoglobin assessments in children and women have been conducted annually in Chad since 2016 through the Standardized Monitoring and...
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Prevalence and multi-level factors associated with acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months from war affected communities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundArmed conflicts greatly affect the health, nutrition, and food security of conflict affected settings particularly children. However, no...
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Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the determinants of anaemia severity among children aged 6–59 months in Ghana: new evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey
BackgroundAnaemia among children under age five is a major public health issue. Although anaemia prevalence is declining in Ghana, the severity among...
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An exploration of cultural influencing factors on dietary diversity in Malagasy children aged 6–59 months
BackgroundMore than 1.7 million children in Madagascar are stunted, with low dietary diversity being a determinant. Although diverse crops are...
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Vitamin A supplementation coverage and its associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in West Azernet Berbere Woreda, South West Ethiopia
BackgroundVitamin A deficiency is one of the major public health problems in low and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. Despite this fact,...
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Trends and inequalities in children aged 6–59 months who received Vitamin A supplementation: evidence from the 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
BackgroundVitamin A deficiency is considered a public health issue, particularly among children under 5 years. Vitamin A supplementation is among the...
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Nutritional treatment of children 6–59 months with severely low weight-for-age z-score: a study protocol for a 3-arm randomized controlled trial
BackgroundAdmission criteria that treat children with low mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC), and low weight-for-height z -score (WHZ) are not...
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Factors associated with full vaccination and zero vaccine dose in children aged 12–59 months in 6 health districts of Cameroon
BackgroundRoutine immunisation coverage in Cameroon is still below the target of the national Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), with only 42%...
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Knowledge and practices on childhood anaemia, thalassaemia and iron deficiency among mothers of children aged between 6 and 59 months in a suburban area of Sri Lanka
BackgroundChildhood anaemia is one of the most common public health problems worldwide. Here, we aim to describe the knowledge and practices on...
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Factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Bensa District, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study
BackgroundStunting remains one of the most common malnutrition problems among children in Ethiopia. Identifying the risk factors of stunting assists...
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Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional assessment from India
A multicentric study is being conducted in which children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 6–59 months are identified with only...