Cross-sectional study of determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6–36 months in Kabul, Afghanistan
This study demonstrated the sex of the child, illiteracy of fathers, not practising hand washing and not observing hygiene, late initiation of breast milk, complementary feeding timings, and lack of proper exclusive breast feeding as contributing factors to the under-nutrition of the children in the study population.
Authors
- Ijaz ul Haq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2938)
- Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-0834)
- Mehwish Fayaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-1355)
- Muhammad Taqi Rezaee
- N Rahimi
Institutions
- University of Haripur (PK)
- Kabul Education University (AF)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079839
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93