Malnutrition and Associated Risk Factors among Children 6–59 Months Old in the Landslide-Prone Bududa District, Eastern Uganda: A Cohort Study

Abstract

Stunting and underweight were more prevalent in the food-poor season while wasting and overweight were more prevalent in the food-plenty season. With the exception of child age, child sex, and parents' education, child malnutrition risk factors differed between food-plenty and food-poor seasons. There is a need to address seasonality factors in program interventions targeting children <5 y in landslide-prone areas.