Undernutrition in older children and adolescents in peri-urban Zambia

Undernutrition in older children and adolescents in peri-urban Zambia

BackgroundAdolescents make up roughly a quarter of the population in Zambia; however, most nutrition-related programming is targeted at the under-five population. Understanding the scale of undernutrition in older children and adolescents is fundamental to alleviating food insecurity and addressing...

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Main Authors: Shela Sridhar, Janella S. Kang, Isabel Madzorera, Ethan Zulu, Joyce Makasa, Sally Bell Cross, Davidson H. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
adolescent
malnutrition
undernutrition
adolescent malnutrition
Zambia malnutrition
wasting
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251768/full

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