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Undernutrition and associated factors among older adults in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Nutritional status and physical function of older adults living in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Association between diet quality and overweight or obesity among adults with type 2 diabetes at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Magnitude of undernutrition and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis in the Benadir Region, Somalia: A multicenter cross-sectional study.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Nutritional screening within the GLIM procedure-Part 2: Operationalization of the concept risk of malnutrition using a modified Delphi procedure.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutrition Outcomes and Interventions in Older People in Africa: A Systematic Umbrella and Scoping Review.Nutrition reviews · 2026Article
- Association between nutritional status, chemotherapy cycle count and treatment responses in adults with cancer in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Article
- Under-nutrition among adult tuberculosis patients completing intensive-phase treatment at public health facilities in Kembata Zone, Central Ethiopia Region.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Under-nutrition and its associated factors among adult second-line antiretroviral treatment users in Northern Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Comorbidities, level of education, and alcohol consumption are predictive factors of undernutrition among adult outpatients living with diabetes: a case at Hawassa governmental hospitals in Ethiopia.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Behavioral model-guided nutritional counseling could improve the dietary practice and nutritional status of elders in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Nutritional status of hospitalized elderly patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of an important yet neglected problem in clinical practice.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveUndernutrition contributes to decreased physical and cognitive functional status, higher healthcare consumption, premature institutionalisation and increased mortality. So, the objective of this study was to determine the pooled prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition among older adults in Ethiopia.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis was used. Articles that presented original data on undernutrition using body mass index (BMI) were included. We made an inclusive literature search from PubMed, Medline and Google Scholar. The I
settingStudies conducted in Ethiopia were included.
participantsEight independent studies were eligible and enrolled for final analysis. OUTCOME: Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition. A selection of publications, data extraction and reported results for the review was designed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
resultsA total of eight unique studies were enrolled for final analysis. The pooled prevalence of undernutrition was 20.53% (95% CI 17.39% to 23.67%). The study revealed that males had lesser odds of being undernutrition with AOR 0.17 (95% CI 0.15 to 0.20). Older adults in the age range of 65-74 years were less likely to be undernourished as compared with those whose age was above 85 years with Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 022 (95% CI 0.22 to 0.25). Older adults who were depressed had higher odds of undernutrition as compared with their counterparts with AOR 1.27 (95% CI 1.19 to 1.37). However, older adults from households with poor wealth indexes were two times more likely to be undernourished as compared with those who were from rich households.
conclusionThe burden of undernutrition in Ethiopia is significant. The limitation of the current study was that all included studies were observational, mainly cross-sectional.
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