Use of modified composite index of anthropometric failure and MUAC-for-age to assess prevalence of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents involved in the school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Use of modified composite index of anthropometric failure and MUAC-for-age to assess prevalence of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents involved in the school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Malnutrition hampers educational performance of schoolchildren coming from low-income families. School feeding program was, thus, launched in public primary schools in Addis Ababa very recently. It is, thus, important to measure the initial nutritional status of participating stu...

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Autores principales: Zelalem Destaw, Eshetu Wencheko, Samuel Zemenfeskidus, Yohannes Challa, Melkamu Tiruneh, Meti Tamrat Fite, Dilu Shaleka, Mogessie Ashenafi
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: BMC 2021
Materias:
Adolescents
BMI-for-age
mCIAF
MUAC-for-age
Nutritional status
School feeding
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2c006d668429426a9f3f4e5cf4fdcc23
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