Socioeconomic determinants of under-five years child malnutrition

Malnutrition is a broad term that refers to all forms of poor nutrition caused by a complex array of factors. Proper nutrition is essential for healthy and active lives, well-being, and has direct bearing on intellectual capacity, which eventually impacts positively on social and economic development.To understand the determinants of malnutrition under-five children,a study was conducted in Gede'o Zone,Southern Ethiopia.The result of this study illustrated major determinants of Child malnutrition;household socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics such as poor child feeding practice at earlier age resulted from Household economic downturn,Geo-economic tiresome of land asset and wage earnings, inadequate income for livelihood and socioeconomic status of women, soaring food item prices.An institutional faults; meager household development support for self-reliance,limited inter-sectoral collaboration in nutritional mainstreaming have found determinants for child malnutrition. It is recommended therefore, an integrated holistic approach that involving various sectors and sub-sectors to foster nutrition friendly development schema.

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Né dans le sud de l'Éthiopie, dans la zone de Gede'o. Sa carrière est ancrée dans les sciences de la santé et il est un pharmacien expert dans ce domaine. L'opportunité de progresser dans les sciences de la santé lui a permis de changer de domaine d'études et de se consacrer aux sciences sociales. Il est titulaire d'une licence en sociologie et d'une maîtrise en planification du développement socio-économique. Il est actuellement professeur d'université et registraire à l'université de Dilla.