Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
Gebi Husein, affiliated with Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia. He has 10 publications on online global platform. His specialization and research interest includes Gynaecology, Infection, Women’s Health and Infection Disease.
Research Article
Acute Under Nutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Gumay District, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
Author(s): Addisu Shiferaw and Gebi Husein*
Background: Maternal malnutrition is global health problem affecting higher proportion of women in developing countries. Maternal under nutrition in Ethiopia is amongst the highest in the world and twice sub-Saharan average level 27%. However, little evidences were documented on acute under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia in general and the study area in particular.
Objective: To assess acute under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in Gumay district of Jimma Zone at, Southwest Ethiopia.
Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 30 to July 30, 2018. Data was collected from 382 pregnant women that randomly selected. The collected data was double entered to Epi-info7 and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. Descriptive statistics was us.. View More»