Nutritional status of 6–59 months of age children is not significantly varied between households with and without home gardening practices in Zege, North West Ethiopia, 2020: community based comparative study

Autor: Mulat Tirfie Bayih, Zerfalem Arega, Achenef Motbainor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03283-5
Popis: Abstract Background Malnutrition is a critical public health issue that has been related to a significant increase in mortality and morbidity rates. Despite the fact that children are expected to benefit from home gardening products, their nutritional condition in Ethiopia, particularly in the planned study region, is not thoroughly monitored. Therefore the purpose of this is to determine the nutritional status of 6–59 months of age children between households with and without home gardening practices at Zege. Methods A community based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among paired mothers with 6–59 month children from February to March 2020. Data were collected using questionnaire and anthropometric measurement tools. Binary logistic regression models were used. A-p-value
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