Why are our children wasting: Determinants of wasting among under 5s in Ghana.

Wasting is one of the indicators of malnutrition known to contribute to the deaths occurring from childhood malnutrition. It is the measure of body mass in relation to body length used to explain recent nutritional status.This paper examines the determinants of wasting among under 5s in Ghana.Data were drawn from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey children's records file to examine the determinants of wasting among children. A total of...