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Prediction of stunting and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia using machine learning algorithms
Background: Stunting is a vital indicator of chronic undernutrition that reveals a failure to reach linear growth. Investigating growth and nutrition status during adolescence, in addition to infancy and childhood is very crucial. However, the available studies in Ethiopia have been usually focused…
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Association of vitamin A deficiency with early childhood stunting in Uganda: A population-based cross-sectional study
…We aimed to explore the association of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) with stunting, wasting, and underweight among preschool children in Uganda. Method: We analyzed a population-based, cross-sectional data of 4,765 children aged 6–59 months who participated in 2016 Demographic and Health Surveys…
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Factors driving and inhibiting stunting reduction acceleration programs at district level: A qualitative study in West Sumatra
Stunting prevalence varies significantly across Indonesian provinces and districts/municipalities, including West Sumatra. This research aims to identify the driving and inhibiting factors for implementing the stunting reduction acceleration program at the district level in West Sumatra. The…
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Prenatal and postnatal determinants of stunting at age 0–11 months: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia
Background: Childhood stunting remains the most challenging consequence of undernutrition because it is associated with suboptimal brain development and the subsequent increased risk of metabolic diseases and decreased earnings in adult life. The Sambas District in Indonesia has a high prevalence…
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Predicting severe stunting and its determinants among under-five in Eastern African Countries: A machine learning algorithms
Introduction: Severe stunting is one of the primary public health challenges in LMIC including Eastern African Countries, which affects millions of children. In addition, it was a major contributor for mortality and related complication of children aged under five. However, there is limited study…
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Factors driving underweight, wasting, and stunting among urban school aged children: Evidence from Merawi town, Northwest Ethiopia
…research on the possible factors driving underweight, wasting, and stunting among school aged children in developing countries is limited, hence warrant further attention. Against this backdrop, this research strives to identify and assess the determinants of underweight, wasting and stunting among…
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Concurrence of anemia and stunting and associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Peru
Anemia and stunting are two health problems in the child population; therefore, their concurrence needs to be quantified. We estimated the prevalence of concurrent anemia and stunting (CAS) in children aged 6–59 months and identified the factors associated with this condition. The data came from…
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Malaria increased the risk of stunting and wasting among young children in Ethiopia: Results of a cohort study
…between undernutrition and malaria. Results: The prevalence of stunting was 44.9% in December 2014, 51.5% in August 2015, 50.7% in December 2015 and 48.1% in August 2016. We observed 103 cases with 118 episodes of malaria, 684 new stunting and 239 new wasting cases. The incidence rate per 10,000…
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The Relationship between Livestock Ownership and Child Stunting in Three Countries in Eastern Africa Using National Survey Data
Livestock ownership has the potential to improve child nutrition through various mechanisms, although direct evaluations of household livestock and child stunting status are uncommon. We conducted an analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) datasets from Ethiopia (2011), Kenya (2008–2009)…
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Stunting, Underweight and Overweight in Children Aged 2.0–4.9 Years in Indonesia: Prevalence Trends and Associated Risk Factors
Objective: The double burden of malnutrition affects many low and middle-income countries. This study aimed to: a) determine temporal trends in the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and at risk of overweight/ overweight or obesity in Indonesian children aged 2.0–4.9 years; and b) examine…
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Stunting at birth and associated factors among newborns delivered at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital
Background: Stunting at birth is a chronic form of undernutrition majorly attributable to poor prenatal nutrition, which could persist in children’s later life and impact their physical and cognitive health. Although multiple studies have been conducted in Ethiopia to show the magnitude of stunting…
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Is mother’s financial autonomy associated with stunting among children aged 7–35 months: An empirical study from India
Stunting depicts chronic deprivation and is a huge public health problem in several developing countries. Considering the sociocultural and sociodemographic factors of India, we aimed to examine the relationship between maternal autonomy and stunting among children
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Determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in schools of Digo Tsion Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study
Introduction: Stunting is a height-for-age (Z-score) less than minus two standard deviations below the mean of reference standard. It is the most important sign of long-term chronic undernutrition and public health problem in Ethiopia. However, little information was known regarding determinants of…
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Levels of stunting associated factors among under-five children in Ethiopia: A multi-level ordinal logistic regression analysis
Introduction: Stunting is a major public health problem affecting more than one-third of under five year’s old children in Ethiopia. It has short and long (irreversible) consequences, including stunted growth, never reaching physical and cognitive potential, struggles in school, and increased…
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Understanding Child Stunting in India: A Comprehensive Analysis of Socio-Economic, Nutritional and Environmental Determinants Using Additive Quantile Regression
…We undertook a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of child stunting in India, and explored whether the established focus on linear effects of single risks is appropriate. Design: Using cross-sectional data for children aged 0–24 months from the Indian National Family Health Survey for…
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Stunted at 10 Years. Linear Growth Trajectories and Stunting from Birth to Pre-Adolescence in a Rural Bangladeshi Cohort
Background: Few studies in low-income settings analyse linear growth trajectories from foetal life to pre-adolescence. The aim of this study is to describe linear growth and stunting from birth to 10 years in rural Bangladesh and to analyse whether maternal and environmental determinants at…