Family and socioeconomic risk factors for undernutrition among children aged 6 to 23 months in Ibadan, Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Owoaje, Eme ^a   Onifade, Oluwadolapo ^a   Desmennu, Adeyimika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Child undernutrition; Ffamily characteristics; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NIGERIA; POLYGAMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895779696     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.161.2389     Document Type: Article

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