Overweight and obesity among children under five in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 national demographic health survey: a case control study.
Haftom Gebrehiwot WeldearegayTesfay Gebregzabher GebrehiwotMulugeta Woldu AbrhaAfework MulugetaPublished in: BMC research notes (2019)
Data from a total of 672 (224 cases and 448 controls) under 5 years of age children were included in the study. Urban residence (AOR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.29, 5.34), boys (AOR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.10, 2.22) and age of the child less than 6 months (AOR = 3.40, 95% CI 2.05, 5.64) were the determinants for being childhood overweight and obesity.