Determinants of underweight among returnee lactating mothers in Gedeb District, Southern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Objective
This study aimed to assess the determinants of underweight among returnees lactating mothers in governmental health facilities of Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Design
Case–control study.

Setting
Gedeb District governmental health facilities.

Participants
A total of 264 returnees lactating mothers (88 cases and 176 controls) were randomly selected from four health institutions of Gedeb District.

Outcome measures
Underweight was measured by anthropometric measurement weight/height2. An institutional-based unmatched case–control study was conducted from 11 July 2022 to 20 September 2022. The study involved 264 returnee lactating mothers, with 88 classified as cases (body mass index, BMI

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Novembre 2024