Dietary and non-dietary determinants of linear growth status of infants and young children in Ethiopia: Hierarchical regression analysis

Shimels Hussien Mohammed, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Balewgizie Sileshi Tegegne, Mulugeta Molla Birhanu, Tesfamichael Awoke Sissay, Bagher Larijani and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Introduction: Childhood growth faltering remains a major public health problem in developing countries. We aimed to identify the distal, underlying, and proximal dietary and non-dietary factors associated with length-for-age (LFA) of infants and young children in Ethiopia. Methods: We used a nationally representative sample of 2,932 children aged 6–23 months from the Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS) conducted in 2016. Hierarchical regression analysis was done to identify the factors associated with LFA. Findings: Pastoral residence (adjusted β (aβ) = -0.56, 95%CI = -0.82, -0.31, P

Date: 2019
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