Undernutrition and associated factors in primary schoolchildren in Lokossa, Benin: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of stunting and thinness and sociodemographic, household, family, dietary, and scholar associated factors in schoolchildren living in Lokossa-Benin. Methods: a survey conducted in a probabilistic sample (n=615) of primary schoolchildren (8-17 years),...

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Main Authors: Herbert Sagbo, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Aline Bárbara Pereira Costa, Larissa Loures Mendes, Nagham Khanafer, Luana Giatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000400172&tlng=pt