Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia: analysis using data from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey
Older age of children, those with higher birth order, those having fever, anemic children, those living in rural areas, and solid fuel users were more likely to suffer from SAM, while older mothers and those having ANC visits had reduced SAM as significant predictors.
Authors
- Lire Lemma Tirore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9996-8203)
- Desta Erkalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5981-439X)
- Abriham Shiferaw Areba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-467X)
- Bisrat Feleke Bubamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7589-0806)
Institutions
- Wachemo University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1403591
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.31