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Magnitude of malnutrition and its associated factors among pediatric cancer patients on chemotherapy at oncology centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024

2026Open accessArba Minch University

Abstract

This study identified malnutrition in 28.4% (91/320) of participants undergoing chemotherapy. Children most at risk were those between 11 and 15 years old, from low-income households, with mothers who had no formal education, Children with a cancer duration of 2-4 years, with hematologic malignancies, with co-morbidities, and with difficulty swallowing.

Research topics

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342544

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