SynthesisBMC public health2025
Stunting and its predictors among children aged 6-59 months in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Abstract
backgroundStunting is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Despite the availability of the studies conducted on stunting, most of the studies were single-centered and with small sample sizes and showed significant variation. Hence this review was conducted to assess the pooled prevalence of stunting and its predictors among 6-59 months of age children.
methodsThe relevant studies were identified by electronic database searching methods. Data were extracted by employing a data extraction format developed in Microsoft Excel. Inverse variance (I
resultsA total of 43 papers were combined in the review. The pooled prevalence of stunting was found to be 39.9% (95%CI:37.1-42.83) with a substantial level of heterogeneity (I
conclusionNearly two out of five children were stunted, Hence strategies to limit family size, to improve the living standard, delivery at health facilities, perinatal care, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six month, and timely initiation of complimentary feeding should be encouraged to combat stunting among 6-59 months of children.
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