Objective We undertook this systematic review to explore the relationship between
sanitation and learning outcomes, specifically cognitive development and absence. Methods …

Stunting remains a major public health concern worldwide. Although its global prevalence is
slowly decreasing, the actual number of affected children is still rising in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Background Stunting is the most prevalent manifestation of childhood malnutrition. To
characterize factors that contribute to stunting in resource-poor settings, we studied a priori …

Background Dietary and illness factors affect risk of growth faltering; the role of
enteropathogens is less clear. As part of the Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of …

The protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis is responsible for more than 280 million cases of
gastrointestinal complaints (“giardiasis”) every year, worldwide. Infections are acquired …

Intestinal damage in malnutrition constitutes a threat to the survival of many thousands of
children globally. We studied children in Lusaka, Zambia, with severe acute malnutrition …

Background Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) have been associated with mildly
inflammatory diarrhea in outbreaks and in travelers and have been increasingly recognized …

Giardiasis is the intestinal infection caused by Giardia lamblia, in which pathogenicity was
cast doubted for decades but now is recognized as one of the most common causes of …

Adequate nutrition is a crucial component for child growth. Under-or malnutrition may not
only affect present and future growth, but also a child's ability to develop skills. Tremendous …

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical Cohort study of
associations between intestinal protozoa i Page 1 p + Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Instituto …