Denebo Akiso
Wachemo University department of the public health, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Prevalence And Associated Factors of Thinness Among Adolescent Girls Attending High School In Soro District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Denebo Akiso and Tegegn Arficho*
Background: Despite the government of Ethiopia is striving to reduce the prevalence of the undernutrition, thinness among adolescents is one of the challenging nutritional issues in lifecycle approach in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed on determining the prevalence of thinness and its associated factors among adolescent girls attending high schools in Soro District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based comparative cross sectional study design was employed. The study was conducted from March 15 to April 15, 2019 in high schools of rural and urban settings of Sorro District, Hadiya Zone. Both binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis were done to identify the factors associated with thinness among adolescent girls. Result: A total of 414 adolescent girls were participated i.. Read More»