Nutritional status and association of demographic characteristics with malnutrition among children less than 24 months in Kwale County, Kenya

INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is an underlying cause of mortality in about half of the cases that occur among children less than five years in developing countries. In Africa including Kenya, this problem may be exacerbated by socio-demographic and socio-economic factors. This study aimed at determinin...

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Main Authors: Morris Ndemwa, Sheru Wanyua, Satoshi Kaneko, Mohammed Karama, Makokha Anselimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2017-11-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/28/265/pdf/265.pdf