Daily Dietary Intake of Zinc is positively Associated With Height-for-Age Z-score (Haz) among Ethiopian Children 6-35 Months of Age
Girmay Ayana, Sara Wuehler, Tibebu Moges, Aregash Samuel, Aweke Kebede, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Andinet Abera, Girma Mengistu, Birhanu Wodajo, Katherine A. Birks, Jalal Chowdhury & Amha Kebede · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015
Objectives: In Ethiopia, 44% of children under five years-of-age are stunted (i.e., height-for-age (HAZ) below -2SD). This is considered a major public health concern by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Plan. Future efforts to reduce stunting depend largely o...
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10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20955