Risk factors for malnutrition among school-aged children: a cross-sectional study in rural Madagascar

• Main Authors: Hirotsugu Aiga (Author), Kanae Abe (Author), Vonjy Nirina Andrianome (Author), Emmanuel Randriamampionona (Author), Angèle Razafitompo Razafinombana (Author), Toshiyasu Murai (Author), Masahiro Hara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For over 20 years, Madagascar has been challenged by continued high prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting among children under 5 years of age. Yet, nutritional status of post-under-five age group has never been assessed in the country, despite its importance in relation...