Nutritional status and intestinal parasites among young children from pastoralist communities of the Ethiopian Somali region

Volume: 16, Issue: 3
Published: Feb 5, 2020
Abstract
Pastoralist children in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State (ESRS) are at high risk for undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs). We assessed the nutritional status and its association with IPIs in 500 children null 2 or with exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, respectively. Undernutrition and IPIs are alarmingly high in <5 years of age children in ESRS. Giardial infections and low nutritional adequacy of the diet seem to be...
Paper Details
Title
Nutritional status and intestinal parasites among young children from pastoralist communities of the Ethiopian Somali region
Published Date
Feb 5, 2020
Volume
16
Issue
3
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