Case-control analysis of the health and nutrition of orphan schoolchildren in Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-295

  Hall, Andrew ^a   Tuffrey, Veronica ^a   Kassa, Tamiru ^b   Demissie, Tsegaye ^c   Degefie, Tedbabe ^b   Lee, Seung ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c Iris Business Net PLC   (Ethiopia)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Ethiopia; Health; Nutrition; Orphans; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HYGIENE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHAN; PRIMARY EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FATHER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORPHANED CHILD; PARENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 77249118792     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02452.x     Document Type: Article

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