Determinants of Nutrition and Health Status of Children in Ethiopia: a Multivariate Multilevel Linear Regression Analysis
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2010-06
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Addis Abeba university
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This study is an attempt to study the determinants of health/nutritional status of children in
Ethiopia using data collected in Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey EDHS (2005). The
survey collected information from a total of 5,280 children aged less than 59 months out of
which 3108 children were considered in this study.
Depending on our objectives descriptive, multiple linear regression, multilevel linear regression
and multivariate multilevel linear regression statistical techniques were used for data analysis
using socio-economic, demographic and health and environmental variable as explanatory
variables and measures of health/nutrition status with underweight and stunting as response
variables.
The results of the analysis show that place of residence, employment status of mother,
employment status of partners, age of the child, educational status of mothers, diarrhea,
household economic level and source of drinking water were found to be the most important
determinants of health/nutritional status of children.
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Nutrition and Health Status