Prevalence and risk factors associated with malnutrition among adolescents in rural Tanzania

Objective To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with malnutrition among adolescents in a rural Tanzanian community. Methods Cross‐sectional survey of 1226 randomly selected adolescents from the Dodoma Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in the Chamwino district in the Dodoma region. Anthropometric measurements for weight and height were collected. Height‐for‐age‐ z ‐scores (HAZs) and body mass index (BMI)‐for‐age‐...