Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 665

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional status and associated factors among primary school adolescents of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, Mieso Woreda, Somali Region, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Abdulkadir Abdella Awel
  • Abdulkadir Abdella Awel
  • Department of Epdemiology, College of Health Science, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Tefera Belachew Lema
  • Tefera Belachew Lema
  • Nutrition Unit, Department of Population and Family Health, College of Health Science, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Habtemu Jarso Hebo
  • Habtemu Jarso Hebo
  • Department of Epdemiology, College of Health Science, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 12 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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