Ghislain Gnimbar Poda|Chien Yeh Hsu|Jane C.-J. Chao
Factors associated with malnutrition among children &lt;5 years old in Burkina Faso: evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys IV 2010
Taipei Medical University|Hsing Wu University|Taipei Medical University|National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science|Hsing Wu University|Taipei Medical University|Taipei Medical University Hospital
assess factors associated malnutrition among children 5 years burkina fasothis study based secondary analysis crosssectional populationbased data burkinafaso demographic health surveys 2010this study carried burkina faso west africathe participants 6337 children 5 years mothersdemographic characteristics child nutrition health status maternal household information collected surveyspecific sas procedures weighting clustering stratification survey design used distribution different nutritional status underweight stunting wasting effects risk factors malnutrition analyzedout 6337 children 5 years 510 children male 578 children average size birth 156 215 106 children recently suffered diarrhea fever acute respiratory infection respectively child sex age size birth child morbidity mothers education body mass index household wealth index significantly associated undernutrition among children 5 years burkina fasoin addition improvement household wealth index health nutritional education mothers implemented government improve health nutritional status children 5 years burkina faso