Prevalence and assessment of malnutrition among children attending the Reproductive and Child Health clinic at Bagamoyo District Hospital, Tanzania

• Main Authors: Omar Ali Juma (Author), Zachary Obinna Enumah (Author), Hannah Wheatley (Author), Mohamed Yunus Rafiq (Author), Seif Shekalaghe (Author), Ali Ali (Author), Shishira Mgonia (Author), Salim Abdulla (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Malnutrition has long been associated with poverty, poor diet and inadequate access to health care, and it remains a key global health issue that both stems from and contributes to ill-health, with 50 % of childhood deaths due to underlying undernutrition. The purpose of this stu...