Sahoko H Little, Laura E A Heinrich, Ananda Sen, Katherine J Gold
Learning Obstetrical Cervical Exam Skills : Development of a Novel Model to Demystify Blind Procedures
Family medicine
one frequent reasons childrens poor physical mental development malnutrition becoming significant issue developing nations including ethiopia prior research used multiple anthropometric measurements separately pinpoint undernutrition concerns children however impact explanatory variable single response category considered investigations study used single composite index anthropometric parameters identify factors affecting elementary school students nutritional condition dilla ethiopia 494 primary school students took part crosssectional institutional survey 2021 academic year principal component analysis used create single composite measure nutritional status using zscores anthropometric indices heightforage body mass indexforage relative effectiveness partial proportional odds model compared several ordinal regression models identify important variables childrens nutritional status 2794 primary school students undernourished 729 severely 2065 moderately according fitted partial proportional odds model mothers education level secondary higher positively correlated nutritional status primary school students given case students ate three times per day high dietary diversity score 594 ci 22160 nevertheless negative correlation larger family size 056 ci 032097 unprotected groundwater 076 ci 06096 severely food insecure households 03 ci 014068 dilla ethiopia undernutrition among primary school students serious issue essential implement nutrition education school feeding programs improve drinking water sources boost communitys economy alleviate problems