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Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among public primary school pupils of Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: School-based cross-sectional study

( 2019)

A cross-sectional survey was carried out from March to June 2019 to recruit 370 pupils using a systematic random sampling technique. The questionnaire comprised of socio-demographic characteristics, health care, maternal awareness on dietary diversification, and household food security related data were collected from the parents using a pre-tested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Anthropometric data such as weight, height, and body mass index were taken from each pupil. Data were coded and entered into the Epi-Data and exported to SPSS version 23 software. The pupil was stunted if the height- for-age was ≤ -2 SDs from the median growth standards according to the WHO. A descriptive summary was computed using frequency, percent, mean, median and standard deviation. A binary logistic regression model was used at a 95% CI.

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Prevalence of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Associated Factors among Mothers Having Children Aged Six Months to Two Years Old in Governmental Health facilities at Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia.

( 2020)

This facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among mothers with children aged 6 up to 24 months from October 1st to 30th 2020 in health facilities of Bahir Dar City. The dataset comprises variables including Socio demographic, Infant related factors, socio cultural related factors, and health care system and health care providers. The final 605 samples were selected using a systematic sampling technique. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews and then cleaned, coded, and entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS v21 software. Descriptive statistics computed. A simple logistic regression was run at 95% CI.

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Infant Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Mothers Attending ART Service in Health Facilities of Bahir Dar city, 2023

( 2023)

This facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers with infants from March 15, up to April 15, 2023 in health facilities of Bahir Dar city. The dataset comprises variables including Sociodemographic, Obstetrics, Health conditions of the mother and Health conditions of the mother. The final 209 samples were selected using a systematic sampling technique. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews and then cleaned, coded, and entered into Epi-data and analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics computed. A simple logistic regression was run at 95% CI.

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Food Safety and hygiene practices and the Determinants among street vendors during the Chain of Food Production in Northwest Ethiopia

( 2023-12)

A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 10 to April 10, 2019. The questionnaire was comprised of socio-demographic, food safety and hygiene practices, the environment surrounding the vending site, stall, and production assessing questions. The data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire with an observational checklist. The collected data were entered into EPI Data and analyzed by R software. Descriptive statistics were computed. A Binary logistic regression model was used at a 95 % CI.

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Time to recovery and its associated factors of severe acute malnutrition among 6–59 months children treated at outpatient therapeutic care program in south Wollo, Ethiopia, 2023

( 2024)