Socioeconomic inequality in stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Mohammed, Shimels Hussien ^a   Muhammad, Fatima ^b   Pakzad, Reza ^c,d   Alizadeh, Shahab ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Socioeconomic inequality; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85063806483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4229-9     Document Type: Article

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