Prevalence of Thinness and Stunting and Associated Factors among Adolescent School Girls in Adwa Town, North Ethiopia

Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards

BACKGROUND Adolescence is last chance for curbing the consequences of malnutrition and breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and poor health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and the factors associated with stunting and thinness among in-school adolescents in northern Ethiopia using the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) standards. METHODS In-school adolescents (n = ...

One in three adolescent schoolgirls in urban northwest Ethiopia is stunted

BACKGROUND Poor nutritional status of adolescent girls has a negative effect on the next generation as undernourished adolescents enter pregnancy with poor nutrient reserve. However, there is scarcity of evidence showing the burden of stunting among adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study aimed to assess prevalence of stunting and associated factors among school ado...

Prevalence of stunting and thinness among early adolescent school girls of paschim medinipur district, west Bengal

Prevalence of Stunting and Thinness among Adolescents in Rural Area of Bangladesh

The primary causes of undernutrition in Bangladesh are its poverty, large population, socioeconomic differences and inadequate access to health facilities. Adolescent are the most susceptible group for under nutrition and having great implication as they will be parent in future. Studies on the assessment of nutritional status of adolescents are less in number and have great implication for int...

Cross-Sectional Study of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among School Aged Children in Rural and Urban Settings of Fogera and Libo Kemkem Districts, Ethiopia

INTRODUCTION Little information is available on malnutrition-related factors among school-aged children ≥5 years in Ethiopia. This study describes the prevalence of stunting and thinness and their related factors in Libo Kemkem and Fogera, Amhara Regional State and assesses differences between urban and rural areas. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, anthropometrics and individual and hou...