SynthesisEthiopian journal of health sciences2017
Nutritional Status of Under Five Children in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: a country case study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- The state of child nutrition in Ethiopia: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis reports.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
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- Trends in social determinants of inequality in child undernutrition from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys, 2005-2016.PloS one · 2024Article
- Underweight and Predictors Among Children Aged 6-59 Months in South Ethiopia.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Dietary Diversity and Its Association with Diet Quality and Health Status of European Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Results from the I.Family Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation and Mother's Hygiene Practice as Stunting Risk Factors: A Case Control Study in a Rural Area of Ciawi Sub-district, Tasikmalaya District, West Java, Indonesia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence and morbidity of urogenital schistosomiasis among pre-school age children in Cubal, Angola.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Mapping stunted children in Ethiopia using two decades of data between 2000 and 2019. A geospatial analysis through the Bayesian approach.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Greater Reduction in Stunting Than Underweight and Wasting in Indian Under-Five Children: A Comparison of Growth Indicators from 4 National Family Health Surveys.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUndernutrition is the outcome of insufficient food intake and recurrent infectious diseases. The baseline levels of undernutrition remain so high that Ethiopia still needs to continue substantial investment in nutrition.Therefore, the aim of this study was to obtain estimates of over-time trends in the prevalence of undernutrition in Ethiopia and to determine risk factors for undernutrition among children of under five years of age.
methodsCross-sectional studies published in English from 1997 to 2015 focusing the prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight in children aged 0-5 years (n = 39,585) in Ethiopia were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched in PubMed and Scopus databases and other articles manually. Two review authors independently selected studies for inclusion, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias in the included studies. The protocol number of the study is PROSPERO 2015: CRD42015027940.
resultsEighteen studies were included and the overall pooled prevalence estimate of stunting, underweight and wasting was 42.0% (95% CI: 37.0, 46.0), 33.0 % (95% CI: 27.0, 39.0) and 15.0% (95% CI: 12.0, 19.0), respectively. The sensitivity analyses resulted in the prevalence of stunting, 40% (95% CI: 32.0, 48.0; I2=99.19%), prevalence of underweight, 33%(95% CI: 24.0, 42.0; I
conclusionThe result of the meta-analysis of thes observational studies revealed that the trend of undernutrition in Ethiopia indicates that there is an increment of chronic malnutrition cases in recent years, and the prevalence of undernutrition remains extremely high. Thus, the implementation of policies to reverse child undernutrition should get maximum emphasis.
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