Risk Factors of Acute Malnutrition among Children Under Five Years of Age

Social, economic and environmental risk factors for acute lower respiratory infections among children under five years of age in Rwanda.

BACKGROUND In low and middle-income countries, acute lower respiratory illness is responsible for roughly 1 in every 5 child deaths. Rwanda has made major health system improvements including its community health worker systems, and it is one of the few countries in Africa to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals, although prevalence of acute lower respiratory infections (4 %) is similar t...

Factors Affecting Prevalence of Malnutrition among Children under Three Years of Age in Botswana

Predictors of the risk of malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years in Somalia

OBJECTIVE To investigate the predictors of wasting, stunting and low mid-upper arm circumference among children aged 6-59 months in Somalia using data from household cross-sectional surveys from 2007 to 2010 in order to help inform better targeting of nutritional interventions. DESIGN Cross-sectional nutritional assessment surveys using structured interviews were conducted among communities i...

2101 Factors Explaining Acute Malnutrition Among Under - Five Children in Sub - Sahara Africa ( SSA ) Abayomi

Child malnutrition poses serious challenge to economic development in many SSA countries. This study analyzed the factors predisposing children to wasting in selected SSA countries. Anthropometrics data for children in Gambia, Niger, Comoros, Central African Republic, Lesotho and Swaziland were analyzed using Z-score and Probit regression. Results show that wasting is highest in Niger (12.69 pe...

Determinants of acute diarrhoea among children under five years of age in Derashe District, Southern Ethiopia.

INTRODUCTION Diarrhoea kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Knowing the determinants of a disease enables us to design an effective intervention. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of acute diarrhoea and associated factors among children under 5 years of age in Derashe district, south Ethiopia. METHODS A community based unmatched case-control...