Factors associated with childhood undernutrition in poor Ethiopian households: Implications for public health interventions
Child undernutrition in poor Ethiopian households is significantly higher than the national average, highlighting a critical public health issue. Urgent intervention focusing on the identified risk factors, such as sanitation, maternal education, and childhood diarrhea is needed, to improve child nutrition and well-being in disadvantaged households.
Authors
- Kingsley Agho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4111-3207)
- Daniel Atlaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2968-4958)
- Biniyam Sahiledengle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1114-4849)
- Telila Mesfin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-8807)
- Yordanos Sintayehu
- Lillian Mwanri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-7785)
- Demisu Zenbaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7733-7627)
- Zinash Teferu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-0746)
- Fikreab Desta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-3942)
- Girma Beressa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5677-3692)
- Yohannes Tekalegn
- Degefa Gomora
Institutions
- Madda Walabu University (ET)
- Torrens University Australia (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323332
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12