Determinants of underweight, stunting and wasting among schoolchildren

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wolde, Mekides ^a   Berhan, Yifru ^a   Chala, Alemzewed ^a  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Crossectional; Determinant; Ethiopia; Schoolchildren; Under nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTING SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINNESS; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84938677586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-014-1337-2     Document Type: Article

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