Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention implemented Basona district, North Shewa Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia.
Gebretsadik Keleb YehualaAfework Hailu OrchoMizan Habtemichael GebresilassieHabtemariam Abate MesheshaTewodros Getnet AmeraEshetu Zerihun TarikuPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The prevalence of malnutrition was a moderate public health problem. Wasting was more prevalent than the recent national and Amhara region averages. However, the prevalence of stunting and underweight was lower than the national average and other studies conducted in Ethiopia. Healthcare providers should work to increase dietary diversity, ANC visits, and reduce diarrheal disease.