Factors influencing the pattern of malnutrition among acutely ill children presenting in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Introduction: The burden of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria has remained unchanged for nearly a decade between the two Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) of 2003 and 2008. The causes of malnutrition are complex and multifactorial. It results from the interplay of socioeconomic, dietary inadequacy and environmental factors.Objective: To describe factors that influence the pattern of malnutritionin acutely ill children in a tertiary Hospital...