Anthropometric failures and its associated factors among preschool-aged children in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia.
<h4>Background</h4>In 2019, 144 million under-five-year-old children were stunted, and 47 million were wasted globally. In Ethiopia, approximately 350,000 children are estimated to die each year. Preschool aged children need focused attention because this age group not only has special n...
Main Authors: | Kebebe Bidira, Dessalegn Tamiru, Tefera Belachew |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260368 |
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