Healthcare providers and caregivers' perspectives on factors responsible for persistent malnutrition of under 5 children in Buhweju district, South Western Uganda; a phenomenological qualitative study

• Main Authors: Catherine N. Abaasa (Author), Godfrey Zari Rukundo (Author), Savino Ayesiga (Author), Susan Pearl Atukunda (Author), Susan Campisi (Author), Shawna O'Hearn (Author), Noni MacDonald (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Unacceptably high levels of childhood malnutrition have been registered in all regions of Uganda over the years. Buhweju district alone contributed 46% prevalence of childhood malnutrition to the 47.8% estimated national prevalence for the whole of western Uganda in 2014. This st...