Factors associated with child malnutrition in mountainous ethnic minority communities in Lao PDR.
Sayvisene BoulomDirk R EssinkMyung-Hee KangSengchanh KounnavongJacqueline E W BroersePublished in: Global health action (2021)
This study identified multiple factors influencing child malnutrition, including low household food diversity, food insecurity, and poor feeding practices among ethnic minority people living in a difficult environment with limited resources. Child undernutrition in these poor communities is complex. Interventions are needed in different sectors, including agricultural production, knowledge on feeding and health services.