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High-risk fertility behaviour and undernutrition among children under-five in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Abdul-Aziz SeiduJohn Elvis HaganEugene BuduRichard Gyan AboagyeJoshua OkyereBarbara SakyiCollins AduBright Opoku Ahinkorah
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
Countries in SSA are encouraged to address the issue of maternal age at birth less than 18, high parity, and shorter birth intervals in order to meet the Global Nutrition targets, which aim to achieve a 40% reduction in the number of stunted children under the age of 5 and to reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5% by 2025.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • gestational age