The regulation of linear growth by nutritional and inflammatory influences is examined in
terms of growth-plate endochondral ossification, in order to better understand stunted growth …

In 2017, an estimated 1 in every 4 (23%) children aged< 5 years were stunted worldwide.
With slow progress in stunting reduction in many regions and the realization that a large …

Background Child stunting reduces survival and impairs neurodevelopment. We tested the
independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and …

Child stunting is a global problem and is only modestly responsive to dietary interventions.
Numerous observational studies have shown that water quality, sanitation, and …

Child stunting and anemia are intractable public health problems in developing countries
and have profound short-and long-term consequences. The Sanitation Hygiene Infant …

Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of childhood death in resource-poor countries, killing
approximately 760,000 children younger than 5 years each year. Although deaths due to …

It has recently been hypothesized that exposure to livestock constitutes a significant risk
factor for diarrhea and environmental enteric disorder in young children, which may …

Background Globally, nearly 250 million children (43% of all children under 5 years of age)
are at risk of compromised neurodevelopment due to poverty, stunting, and lack of …

Exposure to fecal pathogens contributes to childhood diarrhea and stunting, causing harmful
short-and long-term impacts to health. Understanding pathways of child fecal exposure and …

Objective To characterise childhood mouthing behaviours and to investigate the association
between object‐to‐mouth and food‐to‐mouth contacts, diarrhoea prevalence and …