Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition (Wasting) and Associated Factors among Preschool Children Aged 36-60 Months at Hawassa Zuria, South Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study

Tsedeke W^1*, Tefera B² and Debebe M³

¹Department of Public Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, E-mail: tsedekewolde@yahoo.com

²Department of Population and Family Health, Collage of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O. Box, 1104, Jimma, Ethiopia, E-mail: tsedekewolde@yahoo.com

³Institute of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Technology, Hawassa University, P.O. Box, 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia, E-mail: tsedekewolde@yahoo.com

^*Corresponding Author: Tsedeke W, Department of Public Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia, Tel: 251910943969