Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
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Selamawit Kebede

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  Prevalence of Stunting and Associated Factors among School Age Children in Primary Schools of Haik Town, South Wollo Zone, North- Eastern Ethiopia, 2017
  Author(s): Yonatan Menber, Delelegn Tsegaye, Abay Woday, Hailemeskel Cherie and Selamawit Kebede Yonatan Menber, Delelegn Tsegaye, Abay Woday, Hailemeskel Cherie and Selamawit Kebede
  
  Background: Under-nutrition is the major public health problem in the developing countries including Ethiopia. This study aimed to investigate the magnitude of stunting and associated factors among school age children. Methods: A school based cross-sectional study was conducted on 414 school age children in Haiyk town Primary schools, North eastern Ethiopia in May 2017. In this study, Stunting was defined as a child whose height for age Z-scores is below -2SD. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis to identify associated factors and multivariable logistic regression analysis were employed to control the effect of potential confounders. Variables with a pvalue< 0.05 in the multivariable model were identified as predictors of stunting. Results: The prevalence of stunting among school age children was 44 (11.3%) with.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000539

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