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Caregivers Systematically Overestimate Their Child's Height-for-Age Relative to Other Children in Rural Ethiopia.

Simone PassarelliChristopher Robert SudfeldKirsten K DavisonWafaie FawziKatherine DonatoMasresha TessemaNilupa S GunaratnaHugo De GrooteJessica CohenMargaret Anne McConnell
Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Our findings suggest that caregivers of young children in Oromia systematically overestimated their children's height, which could adversely affect child health if these misperceptions translate to insufficient care-seeking behavior or feeding choices for children.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • palliative care
  • body mass index
  • mental health
  • healthcare