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Overweight and obesity among children under five in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 national demographic health survey: a case control study
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years in Ethiopia. RESULTS: Data from a total of 672 (224 cases and 448 controls) under 5 years of age children were included in the study. Urban residence (AOR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.29,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822342/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31672167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4752-8 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years in Ethiopia. RESULTS: Data from a total of 672 (224 cases and 448 controls) under 5 years of age children were included in the study. Urban residence (AOR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.29, 5.34), boys (AOR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.10, 2.22) and age of the child less than 6 months (AOR = 3.40, 95% CI 2.05, 5.64) were the determinants for being childhood overweight and obesity. |
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