Effective interventions to address maternal and child malnutrition: an update of the evidence

EC Keats, JK Das, RA Salam, ZS Lassi… - The Lancet Child & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Malnutrition—consisting of undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient
deficiencies—continues to afflict millions of women and children, particularly in low-income …

[HTML][HTML] A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission

H Clark, AM Coll-Seck, A Banerjee, S Peterson… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Despite dramatic improvements in survival, nutrition, and education over
recent decades, today's children face an uncertain future. Climate change, ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: an updated analysis with a focus on low-and middle …

A Prüss-Ustün, J Wolf, J Bartram, T Clasen… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-
response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in domestic settings: a global analysis for selected adverse health outcomes

J Wolf, RB Johnston, A Ambelu, BF Arnold, R Bain… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Assessments of disease burden are important to inform national, regional, and
global strategies and to guide investment. We aimed to estimate the drinking water …

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

C Null, CP Stewart, AJ Pickering, HN Dentz… - The Lancet Global …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with
diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health …

[图书][B] Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks

A Prüss-Üstün, J Wolf, C Corvalán, R Bos, M Neira - 2016 - books.google.com
This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

Impact of drinking water, sanitation and handwashing with soap on childhood diarrhoeal disease: updated meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

J Wolf, PR Hunter, MC Freeman… - Tropical medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are protective against diarrhoeal
disease; a leading cause of child mortality. The main objective was an updated assessment …

Risk factors for childhood stunting in 137 developing countries: a comparative risk assessment analysis at global, regional, and country levels

G Danaei, KG Andrews, CR Sudfeld, G Fink… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in developing countries, and
14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk factors for stunting have …

Determinants of stunting in Indonesian children: evidence from a cross-sectional survey indicate a prominent role for the water, sanitation and hygiene sector in …

H Torlesse, AA Cronin, SK Sebayang, R Nandy - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Stunting in early life has considerable human and economic costs. The purpose
of the study was to identify factors associated with stunting among children aged 0-23 …

The stunting syndrome in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, JH Humphrey - Paediatrics and international child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …