Background Progress has been made worldwide in reducing chronic undernutrition and
rates of linear growth stunting in children under 5 y of age, although rates still remain high in …

Since 1995 approximately 325 publications on stature have appeared in the social sciences,
which is more than a four-fold increase in the rate of production relative to the period 1977 …

Background Stunting or chronic undernutrition is a significant public health problem in
Ethiopia. In 2019, 37% of Ethiopian children under-5 were stunted. Stunting results from a …

Background Nutrition outcomes among young children in Nigeria are among the worse
globally. Mother's limited knowledge about food choices, feeding, and health care seeking …

" This document offers an excellent explanation of the concept of empowerment and
develops a very useful framework for disentangling and clarifying the concept. It is both …

We use nationally representative household data from India to establish the
intergenerational effect of early marriage on a broad set of health and educational …

Background One of the greatest problems for India is undernutrition among children. The
country is still struggling with this problem. Malnutrition, the condition resulting from faulty …

Background Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical enteric condition found in low-
income countries that is characterized by intestinal inflammation, reduced intestinal …

Background: Most existing research on the association of parental education with childhood
undernutrition focuses on maternal education and often ignores paternal education. We …

The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better
understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for …