Nutritional trends among children under the age of five in Zambia: A repeated cross sectional analysis using Zambia demographic health survey (2002–2018)

Namukolo Mukubesa; Leah Kamulaza; Mutale Sampa; Atupele Chisiza; Nasilele Amatende; Hope Sabao; Wilbroad Mutale

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329998

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Nutritional trends among children under the age of five in Zambia: A repeated cross sectional analysis using Zambia demographic health survey (2002–2018)

Namukolo Mukubesa ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cherishmukubesa5@gmail.com

Affiliations Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia, The University of Zambia, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2308-7034

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Leah Kamulaza,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia
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Mutale Sampa,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia, The University of Zambia, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Lusaka, Zambia, University of Witwatersrand, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Atupele Chisiza,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia
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Nasilele Amatende,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia
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Hope Sabao,

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia, The University of Zambia, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
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Wilbroad Mutale

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Southern African Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO), Lusaka, Zambia, The University of Zambia, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Systems, Lusaka, Zambia
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Nutritional trends among children under the age of five in Zambia: A repeated cross sectional analysis using Zambia demographic health survey (2002–2018)

Namukolo Mukubesa,
Leah Kamulaza,
Mutale Sampa,
Atupele Chisiza,
Nasilele Amatende,
Hope Sabao,
Wilbroad Mutale

Published: February 25, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329998

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