Determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in schools of Digo Tsion Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study
Stunting among adolescents is influenced by a low dietary diversity score, a food-insecure household, drinking coffee or tea immediately while eating a meal, not receiving nutritional counseling, having a chronic illness, and not being visited by health extension workers at home. Future researchers would do better to undertake prospective studies. Health extension workers are better able to provide nutritional counsel for adolescent.
Authors
- Selamsew Kindie Nega
- Yeneneh Ayalew
- Getasew Tesfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9416-1177)
- Agerie Aynalem Mewahegn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4653-9266)
- Tamene Fetene Terefe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9487-9022)
- Bogale Chekole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4366-2875)
- Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7358-0577)
- Legese Fekede Abza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-9323)
- Ambaw Abebaw Emrie
- Adugnaw Bantie Kebie
Institutions
- Madda Walabu University (ET)
- Wolkite University (ET)
- Bahir Dar University (ET)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309479
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bahir Dar University