Parent's food preference and its implication for child malnutrition in Dabat health and demographic surveillance system; community-based survey using multinomial logistic regression model: North West Ethiopia; December 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A Shortage or excessive intake of the nutrient is malnutrition; affecting every aspect of human beings. Malnutrition at childhood has long-lasting and multiple effects. In Ethiopia significant numbers of children were suffering from malnutrition that might be associated with parents' food preference; the fact not yet investigated. Therefore the aim of this study was to assess parents' food preferences and its implication for child malnutrition.

Methods

The study was conducted among 7150 mothers/caretakers in Dabat demographic and health surveillance site. Data were collected by experienced data collectors working for the surveillance centers after extensive training. A multinomial logistic regression model was fitted to determine the effect of factors on the depen

SUBMITTER: Tebeje NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6717982 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature