Malnutrition among the aged population in Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of studies over the past 20 years

Nowadays, malnutrition among the advanced age (60 years and older) population is becoming a public health problem worldwide, especially in low-income countries including Africa. Hence, the prevalence in Africa is still not known. So, this review aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of under-nutriti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2022-12, Vol.17 (12), p.e0278904-e0278904
Hauptverfasser:	Ewunie, Temesgen Muche, Hareru, Habtamu Endashaw, Dejene, Tadesse Mamo, Abate, Semagn Mekonen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bias Biology and Life Sciences Body mass index Child Confidence intervals Criteria Demographic aspects Developing countries Family Geriatrics Health aspects Human nutrition Humans Income Kenya LDCs Malnutrition Malnutrition - epidemiology Medical ethics Medicine and Health Sciences Meta-analysis Middle Aged Nutrition Nutritional Status People and Places Physiological aspects Prevalence Public health Regression analysis Research and Analysis Methods Reviews Risk factors Science Policy Sensitivity analysis Systematic review
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