Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Ethiopia.

Deneke ToshenoYohannes Mehretie AdinewThilagavathi ThangavelShimelash Bitew Workie

Published in: Journal of nutrition and metabolism (2017)

Significant proportion of the children were underweight. Maternal decision-making power persists as a strong predictor of children's weight. Therefore, intervention programs focusing on improving mothers' decision-making power on child nutrition would contribute to the efforts towards alleviating the problem.

Keyphrases

decision making
risk factors
young adults
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
public health
body mass index
mental health
weight loss
weight gain
preterm birth