The relationship between wasting and stunting in young children: A systematic review

S Thurstans, N Sessions, C Dolan… - Maternal & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2014, the Emergency Nutrition Network published a report on the relationship
between wasting and stunting. We aim to review evidence generated since that review to …

Family household characteristics and stunting: an update scoping review

DI Yani, L Rahayuwati, CWM Sari, M Komariah… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stunting remains a public health concern in developing countries. Factors related to stunting
have been categorized using various frameworks. Family plays an important role in …

Stunting among children under two years in Indonesia: Does maternal education matter?

AD Laksono, RD Wulandari, N Amaliah… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Measuring height for age is one of the essential indicators for evaluating
children's growth. The study analyzes the association between maternal education and …

Neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioural and mental health impairments following childhood malnutrition: a systematic review

A Kirolos, M Goyheneix, MK Eliasz, M Chisala… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Background Severe childhood malnutrition impairs growth and development short-term, but
current understanding of long-term outcomes is limited. We aimed to identify studies …

Reducing children's malnutrition by increasing mothers' health insurance coverage: A focus on stunting and underweight across 32 sub-Saharan African countries

RE Kofinti, I Koomson, JA Paintsil, EK Ameyaw - Economic Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the potential role of a mother's health insurance coverage in enhancing her
children's health and well-being, research examining its impact on children's nutritional …

[HTML][HTML] How can nutrition research better reflect the relationship between wasting and stunting in children? Learnings from the Wasting and Stunting project

K Sadler, PT James, ZA Bhutta, A Briend, S Isanaka… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Childhood wasting and stunting affect large numbers of children globally. Both are important
risk factors for illness and death yet, despite the fact that these conditions can share common …

Understanding sex differences in childhood undernutrition: a narrative review

S Thurstans, C Opondo, A Seal, JC Wells, T Khara… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Complementing a recent systematic review and meta-analysis which showed that boys are
more likely to be wasted, stunted, and underweight than girls, we conducted a narrative …

Prevalence and risk predictors of childhood stunting in Bangladesh

F Abdulla, A Rahman, MM Hossain - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The child nutritional status of a country is a potential indicator of socioeconomic
development. Child malnutrition is still the leading cause of severe health and welfare …

Long-term trends in human body size track regional variation in subsistence transitions and growth acceleration linked to dairying

JT Stock, E Pomeroy, CB Ruff… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Evidence for a reduction in stature between Mesolithic foragers and Neolithic farmers has
been interpreted as reflective of declines in health, however, our current understanding of …

Greater male vulnerability to stunting? Evaluating sex differences in growth, pathways and biocultural mechanisms

AL Thompson - Annals of human biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Context Child stunting has increasingly become the focus of large-scale global health efforts
with the inclusion of stunting eradication as one of the Sustainable Development Goals of …