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Global Update and Trends of Hidden Hunger, 1995-2011: The Hidden Hunger Index [PDF]

, 2015
Background Deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals–also termed hidden hunger–are pervasive and hold negative consequences for the cognitive and physical development of children.
Black, RE, Ezzati, M, Kraemer, K, Roos, FF, Ruel-Bergeron, JC, Stevens, GA, Sugimoto, JD   +6 more
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Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Urbanization is occurring rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries, which may affect households’ livelihoods, diet, and food security and nutritional outcomes.
Carletto, Central Bureau of Statistics—National Planning Commission Secretariat Government of Nepal, Central Bureau of Statistics—National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal, Coates, d'Amour, Darapheak, English, Fan, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FHI 360, Gross, Headey, Henjum, Hillbruner, Howe, Kadiyala, Kavle, Korth, Krebs, Leroy, Marquis, Masset, Maxwell, Maxwell, Miller, Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) [Nepal], New ERA, and ICF International Inc. Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 [Internet], Mkwambisi, Muzzini, Nepal Rastra Bank [Internet], Olney, Onis, Orsini, Pandey, Poulsen, Psaki, Rutstein, Sari, Shively, STATcompiler [Internet], United Nations [Internet], Warren, Webb, Yeudall, Zezza   +42 more
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The pediatric global burden of stunting: Focus on Latin America

Lifestyle Medicine, 2022
Introduction Stunting is a devastating consequence of poor nutrition from before birth to early childhood. While the prevalence of stunting is decreasing over the past 30 years, approximately 144 million children still suffer from stunting globally and 5 
Clara Rojas Montenegro, Gabriel Gomez, Oscar Hincapie, Svyatoslav Dvoretskiy, Tiffany DeWitt, Daniela Gracia, Juan Diego Misas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geo-additive models of Childhood Undernutrition in three Sub-Saharan African Countries [PDF]

, 2002
We investigate the geographical and socioeconomic determinants of childhood undernutrition in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, three neighboring countries in Southern Africa using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys.
A Caputo, A Moradi, A Moradi, A Sen, C Elbers, C Stephenson, D Guilkey, D Pelletier, D Spiegelhalter, E Kamman, Imf, J Besag, J M Nyovani, L Fahrmeir, L Pritchett, L Smith, L Smith, Ludwig Fahrmeir, M Smith, N B Kandala, N B Kandala, Ngianga B. Kandala, P Svedberg, P Svedberg, S Klasen, S Klasen, S Lang, S Lang, Stephan Klasen, T Hastie, T Hastie, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank   +33 more
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Evaluating Changes in Determinants of Stunting among Children Under 2 Years and Assessing Their Contribution to Socioeconomic Disparity in Child Nutritional Status across India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Background: Despite concentrated global efforts to bring about reduction in malnutrition among children, it continues to remain a public health concern, especially in developing countries such as India.
Deboshree Das
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Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Child Morbidity and Malnutrition in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2008
Investigating the impact of important risk factors and geographical location on child morbidity and malnutrition is of high relevance for developing countries. Previous research has usually carried out separate regression analyses for certain diseases or
Fahrmeir, Ludwig, Khatab, Khaled
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Contextual Risk Factors of Stunting and Severe Stunting among Indonesian Children Under 2 Years: Based on Cross-sectional Data from Basic Health Research

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: Stunting is the most common form of chronic malnutrition in children that continues to be a public health concern in Indonesia. Local capacity at district, subdistrict, and village levels is still insufficient and remains a major constraint ...
Sri Poedji Hastoety Djaiman, Anissa Rizkianti, Rika Rachmalina, Komang Ayu Henny Achjar, Agus Sri Lestari, Idewa Made Ruspawan   +5 more
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Socioeconomic, sex and area related inequalities in childhood stunting in Mauritania: Evidence from the Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (2007–2015)

PLoS ONE, 2021
Introduction The prevalence of stunting in under five children is high in Mauritania. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the extent and the overtime alteration of inequality in stunting.
Gebretsadik Shibre, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Gorems Lemma, Birhan Abebe, Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel   +4 more
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Upaya Pencegahan Stunting Menuju Banjardowo Zero Stunting Melalui Penyuluhan dan Pendistribusian Stunting Book

Jurnal Bina Desa, 2023
Permasalahan stunting di Indonesia menjadi masalah nasional yang masih dan akan terus diatasi. Berbagai upaya baik yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat, pemangku jabatan, hingga pemerintah dalam mengatasi stunting sudah diimplementasikan. Kelurahan Banjardowo juga turut andil dalam mengimplementasikan program pencegahan stunting.
Atikah Fauziyah Dwi Cahyati, Rere Deas Pramudea Reza, Holifah Holifah, Muh Sholeh, Suhartono Suhartono   +4 more
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Determinants of socioeconomic and rural-urban disparities in stunting: evidence from Indonesia

Rural and Remote Health, 2022
Introduction: Stunting continues to be a prominent health problem in Indonesia. Stunting prevalence is higher in children from poor families or living in rural areas; however, there has been a lack of information on predictors of stunting disparities ...
Vitri Widyaningsih, Tri Mulyaningsih, Fitria Rahmawati, Dhian Adhitya   +3 more
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