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 |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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BMC
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/2c006d668429426a9f3f4e5cf4fdcc23 |
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