An estimated 165 million children are stunted due to the combined effects of poor nutrition,
repeated infection and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. The complementary feeding …

Background: Stunting, a form of malnutrition characterized by impaired linear growth in the
first two years of life, affects one quarter of children globally. While nutritional status remains …

Background Child stunting is associated with poor child development and increased
mortality. Our aim was to determine the effect of length of maternal and paternal education …

Risk Factors for Stunting Among Children: A Community Based Case Control Study in Nepal
Page 1 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL Page 18 Risk Factors for Stunting …

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the nutritional status and characteristics
related to malnutrition in children less than five years of age in Nghean, Vietnam. Methods …

Background Stunting, is a linear growth retardation, which results from inadequate intake of
food over a long period of time that may be worsened by chronic illness. Over a long period …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization and the United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund recommend a global strategy for feeding infants and young …

Stunting, a form of undernutrition, is the best measure of child health inequalities as it
captures multiple dimensions of children's health, development and the environment where …

Background Child undernutrition is a major public health problem in low income countries.
Prospective studies of predictors of infant growth in rural low-income country settings are …

Introduction Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan countries most affected by high disease
burden, aggravated by a shortage and imbalance of human resources, geographical …