ArticleBMC public health2022
Space-time dynamics regression models to assess variations of composite index for anthropometric failure across the administrative zones in Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence, trends and inequalities of childhood undernutrition according to a Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF): a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
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- Mapping the disparities in childhood immunization status and determinants in East Africa using ordinal logistic regression analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Predictors and regional prevalence of food insecurity in Ethiopia during COVID-19: a multilevel analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Socio-ecological determinants of multiple anthropometric failures among under-five children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Optimizing spatio-temporal correlation structures for modeling food security in Africa: a simulation-based investigation.BMC bioinformatics · 2024Article
- Key predictors of food security and nutrition in Africa: a spatio-temporal model-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Multilevel bivariate analysis of the association between high-risk fertility behaviors of birth and stunting with associated risk factors in Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Geo-spatial analysis of high-risk fertility behaviors and child stunting in Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with severe undernutrition among under-5 children in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal: a comparative study using multilevel analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundA single anthropometric index such as stunting, wasting, or underweight does not show the holistic picture of under-five children's undernutrition status. To alleviate this problem, we adopted a multifaceted single index known as the composite index for anthropometric failure (CIAF). Using this undernutrition index, we investigated the disparities of Ethiopian under-five children's undernutrition status in space and time.
methodsData for analysis were extracted from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHSs). The space-time dynamics models were formulated to explore the effects of different covariates on undernutrition among children under five in 72 administrative zones in Ethiopia.
resultsThe general nested spatial-temporal dynamic model with spatial and temporal lags autoregressive components was found to be the most adequate (AIC = -409.33, R
conclusionThe CIAF risk factors are spatially and temporally correlated across 72 administrative zones in Ethiopia. There exist geographical differences in CIAF among the zones, which are influenced by spatial neighborhoods of the zone and temporal lags within the zone. Hence these findings emphasize the need to take the spatial neighborhood and historical/temporal contexts into account when planning CIAF prevention.
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