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: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among school adolescents in Gobu Seyo District, East Wollega Zone, Oromia regional state of West Ethiopia, 2016

Kassahun Tegegne Bidu
  • Kassahun Tegegne Bidu
  • Program Officer at USAID/JSI Transform, Primary Health Care Project, East Wollega Zone, Nekemte, Western Ethiopia.
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TsedekeWolde Hailemariam
  • TsedekeWolde Hailemariam
  • Population and Family Health Department, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P. O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Elias Legesse Negeri
  • Elias Legesse Negeri
  • Department of Public Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, P. O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
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Zalalem Kaba Babure
  • Zalalem Kaba Babure
  • East Wollega Zonal Health Department, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2018
  •  Accepted: 12 April 2018
  •  Published: 31 July 2018

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