Disparity in prevalence and predictors of undernutrition in children under five among agricultural, pastoral, and agro-pastoral ecological zones of Karamoja sub-region, Uganda: a cross sectional study.

Lawrence Okidi Duncan OngengPatrick Simiyu MuliroJoseph Wafula Matofari

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2022)

This study has revealed that, in a food insecure developing country setting such as Karamoja sub-region of Uganda, undernutrition among children under five varies with agroecology. Thus, nutritional interventions in such locations should be agroecology specific.

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