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Age-related factors influencing the occurrence of undernutrition in northeastern Ethiopia

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ID15367367
AuthorsAbraham Degarege (0000-0002-1537-6639, Addis Ababa University, corresponding author), Elifaged Hailemeskel (0000-0002-1757-8023, Wollo University), Berhanu Erko (0000-0003-1685-752X, Addis Ababa University)
Year2015
Volume15
Issue1
Pages108-108
Publication date2015-02-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-015-1490-2
PMID25885212
PMCIDPMC4324415
OpenAlexW1981145064
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited24

Prevalence of undernutrition was higher in children than in adults and the association of sex and socioeconomic factors with undernutrition showed variation with age. However, helminth infection was not related with undernutrition in all age groups

Biostatistics · Body mass index · Environmental health · Helminthiasis · Latrine · Malaria · Malnutrition · Odds ratio · Overweight · Pathology · Population · Public health · Sanitation · Socioeconomic status · Underweight · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Health and Epidemiology · Medicine · Parasites and Host Interactions · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0.67
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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