Exploring spatial variations and factors associated with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis
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Exploring spatial variations and factors associated with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis.
BACKGROUND Stunting reflects a failure to receive adequate nutrition over a long period of time. Stunting is associated with adverse functional consequences including poor cognition, low educational performance, low adult wages, and poor reproductive outcomes. The objective of the study was to investigate spatial variations and factors associated with childhood stunting in Ethiopia. METHODS T...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0587-9