Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among Burundian children aged 6-23 months: evidence from a national cross-sectional household survey, 2014
Abstract Background Burundi is one of the poorest countries and is among the four countries with the highest prevalence of stunting (58%) among children aged less than 5 years. This situation undermines the economic growth of the country as undernutrition is strongly associated with less schooling a...
Main Authors: | Sandra Nkurunziza, Bruno Meessen, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Catherine Korachais |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0929-2 |
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