Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels

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Goodarz Danaei · Harvard University

Kathryn Andrews · Harvard Global Health Institute

Christopher R. Sudfeld · Harvard Global Health Institute

Günther Fink · Harvard Global Health Institute

Dana Charles McCoy

Evan D. Peet · RAND Corporation

Ayesha Sania · Harvard Global Health Institute

Abstract

FGR and unimproved sanitation are the leading risk factors for stunting in developing countries. Reducing the burden of stunting requires a paradigm shift from interventions focusing solely on children and infants to those that reach mothers and families and improve their living environment and nutrition.

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Child Nutrition and Water Access Global Maternal and Child Health Energy and Environment Impacts

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Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 11, pp. e1002164-e1002164

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002164

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Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels

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