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<journal-title>Global Journal of Medical Research - L: Nutrition</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-5888</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-4618</issn>
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<article-title>Predictors of Malnutrition among Children Aged 6-59 Months Attending Maternal Child Health Clinic at Ekerenyo Sub-County Hospital in Nyamira County</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Nyasimi</surname><given-names>Ruth Kemunto</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Magu</surname><given-names>Dr. Dennis</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kyallo</surname><given-names>Dr. Florence</given-names></name></contrib>
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<aff id="aff1">KENYA, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-01-15">
<day>15</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>21</volume>
<issue>L1</issue>
<fpage>27</fpage>
<lpage>44</lpage>
<abstract><p>Malnutrition is the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance and specific functions. Malnutrition affects a great number of children globally with 99million underweight and 51million wasted hence remains a public health concern. Prevalence of child malnutrition in Kenya is high with stunting (26.0%), wasting (4.0%) and underweight (11.0%) among children under-five years. The general objective is to determine the predictors of malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months attending maternal child health clinic at Ekerenyo Sub-County hospital in Nyamira County. The study was carried out at Ekerenyo Sub-county hospital located in Nyamira County in Kenya. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted targeting children aged 6-59 months attending maternal child health clinic at Ekerenyo Sub-County hospital. Structured questionnaire was used to collect social economic demographic characteristics, dietary practices and morbidity of children.</p></abstract>
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<p>Malnutrition is the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the bodyâ€™s demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance and specific functions. Malnutrition affects a great number of children globally with 99million underweight and 51million wasted hence remains a public health concern. Prevalence of child malnutrition in Kenya is high with stunting (26.0%), wasting (4.0%) and underweight (11.0%) among children under-five years. The general objective is to determine the predictors of malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months attending maternal child health clinic at Ekerenyo Sub-County hospital in Nyamira County.</p>
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