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Six in ten children with epilepsy visiting the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital were undernourished: a cross-sectional study | BMC Nutrition

The burden of undernutrition among children with epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries is not well studied. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of undernutrition and associated factors among children with epilepsy at the University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. A single-center cross-sectional study was conducted on 239 epileptic children with epilepsy visiting the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital pediatric neurology clinic from June 2021 to September 2021. A pre-tested, researcher-administered questionnaire and medical record review were used for data collection. We included all participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. We did anthropometric measurements and defined undernutrition based on the world health organization criteria. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were employed to determine factors associated with undernutrition. The statistical association between dependent and independent va

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