Undernutrition and associated factors in primary schoolchildren in Lokossa, Benin: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Herbert Sagbo (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Aline Bárbara Pereira Costa (Author), Larissa Loures Mendes (Author), Nagham Khanafer (Author), Luana Giatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of stunting and thinness and sociodemographic, household, family, dietary, and scholar associated factors in schoolchildren living in Lokossa-Benin. Methods: a survey conducted in a probabilistic sample (n=615) of primary schoolchildren (8-17 years), f...