Risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under 5 from 31 sub-Saharan African countries

Conclusions Findings suggest the urgent need for consideration of the coexistence of stunting, wasting and underweight among under-5 children in policy design and programming of interventions to eradicate child malnutrition in SSA. In the short-term, national-level policies and interventions need to be well tailored considering the compositional characteristics.

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Source: BMJ Open - December 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amadu, I., Seidu, A.-A., Duku, E., Boadu Frimpong, J., Hagan Jnr., J. E., Aboagye, R. G., Ampah, B., Adu, C., Ahinkorah, B. O. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research