| Autor: |
Musonda Lemba, Bupe Bwalya Bwalya, Namuunda Mutombo, Christopher C. Mapoma |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Advanced Nutritional and Health Science. 3:116-131 |
| ISSN: |
2348-5140 |
| Popis: |
The reduction of child stunting requires an understanding of the major factors that are associated with it most especially before and during infancy of the child. This is because, the velocity of linear growth is highest during first months of life for most infants, and especially in less developed countries like Zambia. Children aged 6–23 months are usually vulnerable to stunting because of various factors such as lack of complementary foods containing the necessary nutrients during the early stages of life which leaves them vulnerable to opportunistic infections resulting in poor health outcomes and outmately stuntedness. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–23 months in Zambia. The study used the 2007 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey data, which had data on anthropometric measurements for both children (6–23 months) and women of child bearing age (15–49 years); and various bio-demographic and socio-economic variables. Prevalence of stunting among children 6–23 months was very high 44.5 percent p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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