Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Department of Statistics, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Factors Associated with the Risk of Anemia and Underweight among under-Five Children in Ethiopia; Application of Bivariate Binary Logistic Regression Models
  Author(s): Yalemwork Desta Dagnachew* and Awoke Seyoum Tegegne
  
  Background: Anemia and underweight are public health problems affecting both developed and developing nations worldwide with a significant consequence of health and economic growth. Thus, this study aimed to identify factors affecting anemia and underweight in under five children in Ethiopia. Method: This study was done using 2016 EDHS data considering a sample of 8,439 under-five children. The study was conducted across the country using the cross-sectional survey. Hemoglobin level <11 g/dl and Z-score below -2 SD were used to investigate anemia and underweight respectively. Result: The prevalence of anemia and underweight in this study was 57.5% and 25.4% respectively. This study also revealed that the spatial distribution of anemia and underweight were random in Ethiopia with Moran’s index statistics -0.. Read More»
  

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