Factors Associated with Stunting among Pre-school Children in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Altare, Chiara; Darge Delbiso, Tefera; Mutembei Mutwiri, George; Kopplow, Regine; Guha‐Sapir, Debarati

doi:10.1093/tropej/fmw024

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Factors Associated with Stunting among Pre-school Children in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Published in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics • Apr 27, 2016

Authors:

Chiara Altare

Tefera Darge Delbiso

George Mutembei Mutwiri

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Stunting is a major public health problem in Africa and is associated with poor child survival and development. We investigate factors associated to child stunting in three Tanzanian regions. METHODS: A cross-sectional two-stage cluster sampling survey was conducted among children aged 6...

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Medicine

Breastfeeding

Odds ratio

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