Factors associated with health and nutritional status among children under five years old in Afghanistan

  • 28/08/2008

  • BMC Public Health

Child health in war-torn Afghanistan is suffering due to mothers' low educational background and inability to access healthcare. A study found that 32.5 per cent of under-fives are suffering from acute diarrhoea and 41.5 per cent from breathing illnesses, while over 40 per cent have stunted growth.