Population Nutritional Status in Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (ADDIS-HDSS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This study highlights a double burden of malnutrition in Addis Ababa, with overweight and obesity more prevalent than underweight, especially in adolescents and adults. It underscores the need for interventions targeting both undernutrition and overnutrition, emphasizing better diets and physical activity to curb nutrition-related diseases.
Authors
- Hanna Y. Berhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5654-3552)
- Hanna Gulema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-7036)
- Meaza Demissie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-2253)
- Kalkidan Yibeltal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-5767)
- Semira Abdelmenan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2753-8364)
- Uttara Partap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2531-1804)
- Tigest Shifraw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-9869)
- Christopher R. Sudfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-3638)
- Seada Beyan
- Yemane Berhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-1339)
- Nebiyou Fasil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-7936)
- Firehiwot Workneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-987X)
- Dongqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-5972)
- Alemayehu Worku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3294-4236)
- Sitota Tsegaye
- Gadise Bekele
- Wafaie W. Fawzi
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ET)
- George Mason University (US)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v34i2.7s
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- World Health Organization