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Strengthening of early children's character education stunting children in Indonesia
BACKGROUND: Forming human resources (HR) with character is challenged by social phenomena that show degradation of morality, ethics, and morals, as well as violent extremism. This is the basic reason for the importance of the strengthening character education (SCE) movement, which involves…
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Stunting and academic trajectory in urban settings of Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Impaired growth in childhood can lead to poor cognitive development and low school performance. However, literature on the effects of stunting on school trajectory is very limited. The primary objective of this research was to estimate the age at which children start school according to…
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Eating Behavior and Caries Experience in Children with Growth Stunting
Objective Stunting is the impaired growth and development children experience from chronic malnutrition and repeated infection that cause long-term damage. Malnutrition for a long time will affect the shape and composition of bones and teeth, making children more vulnerable to dental health…
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Women empowerment and childhood stunting: evidence from rural northwest Ethiopia
…AIM: To determine the association of women’s empowerment with childhood stunting in rural northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 582 mothers with children aged 6–59 months. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants…
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SLC10A2 deficiency‐induced congenital chronic bile acid diarrhea and stunting
…we present a clinical report on a novel case of chronic BAD, with severe stunting in an infant, induced by a homozygous mutation of SLC10A2. METHODS: We performed DNA extraction, whole‐exome sequencing analysis, and mutation analysis of SLC10A2 to obtain genetic data on the patient. We subsequently…
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Household, dietary and healthcare factors predicting childhood stunting in Ethiopia
Stunting, decidedly prevalent in Ethiopia, is a reduction of linear growth associated with a series of adverse consequences. However, little is known about its determinants and factors associated in Ethiopia and elsewhere. Therefore, this study aimed to determine major undelying factors associated…
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Spatiotemporal Variations and Determinants of Under-Five Stunting in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Stunting has been a major concern in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little evidence exists on the spatiotemporal variations in under-five stunting within a national context. OBJECTIVE: This paper examines the spatiotemporal variations in under-five stunting and determinants using data…
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Prevalence of stunting and obesity in Ecuador: a systematic review
…in recent years is adding another public health concern in that both stunting and obesity are associated with serious adverse health consequences. This review was designed to evaluate the prevalence of stunting and obesity in Ecuador. DESIGN: Electronic databases were searched for articles…
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Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe
…and CVD later in life. Numerous modifiable factors decrease the risk of stunting in children. This study aimed to assess the role of the individual, household and social factors on stunting in Zimbabwean children. DESIGN: A 1:2 unmatched case–control study. SETTING: This study was conducted in two…
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Hyderabad’s egg value chain: investigating potential influences on childhood stunting
In 2024, stunting affected over 150 million children under five worldwide, with India being one of the countries with the highest prevalence. The links between stunting, animal health and the health of the environment make a multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary approach essential to combatting…
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Investigating market-based opportunities for the provision of nutritious and safe diets to prevent childhood stunting: a UKRI-GCRF action against stunting hub protocol paper
BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to affordable, safe, desirable and convenient nutrient-dense food is one of the underlying causes of child stunting. While targeted nutrition-sensitive interventions (eg, backyard ‘nutri-gardens’) may increase dietary diversity within farming households, such…
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Epigenetic studies in children at risk of stunting and their parents in India, Indonesia and Senegal: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper
INTRODUCTION: In 2020, an estimated 150 million children under the age of 5 years were stunted. Stunting results from early-life adversity and it is associated with significant physical and cognitive deficit, lifelong socioeconomic disadvantage and reduced life expectancy. There is a need to…
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Determinants of stunting in Indonesian children: evidence from a cross-sectional survey indicate a prominent role for the water, sanitation and hygiene sector in stunting reduction
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 months in Indonesia to inform the design of appropriate policy and programme responses. METHODS: Determinants of child…
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The Stunting Tool for Early Prevention: development and external validation of a novel tool to predict risk of stunting in children at 3 years of age
INTRODUCTION: Globally, an estimated 151 million children under 5 years of age still suffer from the adverse effects of stunting. We sought to develop and externally validate an early life predictive model that could be applied in infancy to accurately predict risk of stunting in preschool…
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Statistical modelling of determinants of child stunting using secondary data and Bayesian networks: a UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper
INTRODUCTION: Several factors have been implicated in child stunting, but the precise determinants, mechanisms of action and causal pathways remain poorly understood. The objective of this study is to explore causal relationships between the various determinants of child stunting. METHODS AND…
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Wasting and Stunting in Infants and Young Children as Risk Factors for Subsequent Stunting or Mortality: Longitudinal Analysis of Data from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan
…describe the RRs and proportions of mortality associated with wasting and stunting and the pathways into and out of these nutritional states. METHODS: Longitudinal growth data sets collected for children ages 0–24 months from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan were combined (n = 5088). Children…
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The Paradox of Stunting: Differences in the Perception of Health Workers in Community Health Centers and Experts in Hospitals on Low Birth Weight and Stunting Data
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify differences in the perception of health workers in Community Health Centers (CHCs) and hospital experts regarding Low Birth Weight (LBW) and Stunting, derived from community-based nutrition reporting (e-CBNRR). METHODS: The design was mixed-methods…
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Social determinants of stunting in rural area of Wardha, Central India
BACKGROUND: Stunting is a consequence of long term, cumulative inadequacies of health and nutrition. Health system uses underweight for growth monitoring for its simplicity. Lately there is renewed interest in stunting and especially severe acute malnutrition. Stunting is a relatively neglected…
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Multi-country analysis of the effects of diarrhoea on childhood stunting
Diarrhoea is an important cause of death and illness among children in developing countries; however, it remains controversial as to whether diarrhoea leads to stunting. We conducted a pooled analysis of nine studies that collected daily diarrhoea morbidity and longitudinal anthropometry to…
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Narrowing socioeconomic inequality in child stunting: the Brazilian experience, 1974–2007
OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in the prevalence and social distribution of child stunting in Brazil to evaluate the effect of income and basic service redistribution policies implemented in that country in the recent past. METHODS: The prevalence of stunting (height-for-age z score below −2 using the…
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