The economics of human nutrition has changed greatly in recent years as researchers have
moved beyond supply and demand of specific foods and total calories to functional aspects …

Background Population-based surveys collect crucial data on anthropometric measures to
track trends in stunting [height-for-age z score (HAZ)<− 2SD] and wasting [weight-for-height …

Studies of inequalities in child health have given limited attention to household structure and
headship. The few existing reports on child outcomes in male and female-headed …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of anthropometric data of children recorded
in the Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN) from 2008 to 2017. METHOD …

Background Malnutrition imposes enormous costs resulting from lost investments in human
capital and increased healthcare expenditures. There is a dearth of research focusing on the …

RESUMO OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade dos dados antropométricos de crianças
registradas no Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (Sisvan) no período 2008 …

Background Household overcrowding is a serious public health threat associated with high
morbidity and mortality. Rapid population growth and urbanisation contribute to …

Background This study explores the magnitude and timing of sex and gender disparities in
child development by describing differences in health outcomes for male and female …

Conflict undermines health. But infrastructure, such as transportation networks, hospitals,
and markets, can moderate the effects of conflict on health. We make two primary …

This study develops the concept of nutritional mobility, defined here as the probability that a
mother ranked low in her cohort's height distribution will have a child who attains a higher …