scholarly journals Animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low‐ and middle‐income countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panam Parikh ◽  
Richard Semba ◽  
Mark Manary ◽  
Sumathi Swaminathan ◽  
Emorn Udomkesmalee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Animal Source Foods ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Animal Source ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Scaling-Up Access to Family Planning May Improve Linear Growth and Child Development in Low and Middle Income Countries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e102391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günther Fink ◽  
Christopher R. Sudfeld ◽  
Goodarz Danaei ◽  
Majid Ezzati ◽  
Wafaie W. Fawzi
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Estimating Diarrhea Mortality among Young Children in Low and Middle Income Countries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e29151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christa L. Fischer Walker ◽  
Martin J. Aryee ◽  
Cynthia Boschi-Pinto ◽  
Robert E. Black
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 101136
Author(s):  
Jiahong Sun ◽  
Han Wu ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Costan G. Magnussen ◽  
Bo Xi
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Early childhood linear growth failure in low- and middle-income countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jade Benjamin-Chung ◽  
Andrew Mertens ◽  
John M Colford ◽  
Alan E Hubbard ◽  
Mark J van der Laan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Growth ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Pooled Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
Intervention Delivery ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

AbstractGlobally 149 million children under five are estimated to be stunted (length more than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards). Stunting, a form of linear growth failure, increases risk of illness, impaired cognitive development, and mortality. Global stunting estimates rely on cross-sectional surveys, which cannot provide direct information about the timing of onset or persistence of growth failure— a key consideration for defining critical windows to deliver preventive interventions. We performed the largest pooled analysis of longitudinal studies in low- and middle-income countries to date (n=31 cohorts, 62,993 children, ages 0-24 months), allowing us to identify the typical age of linear growth failure onset and to investigate recurrent faltering in early life. The highest incidence of stunting onset occurred from birth to age 3 months. From 0 to 15 months, less than 5% of children per month reversed their stunting status, and among those who did, stunting relapse was common. Early timing and low reversal rates emphasize the importance of preventive intervention delivery within the prenatal and early postnatal phases coupled with continued delivery of postnatal interventions through the first 1000 days of life.

How Prepared Were Households for COVID-19? Implications for Young Children in 45 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiqun Luan ◽  
Sara N. Naicker ◽  
S. V. Subramanian ◽  
Jere R. Behrman ◽  
S. Jody Heymann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Nonadult Supervision of Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Results from 61 National Population-Based Surveys

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Ruiz-Casares ◽  
José Nazif-Muñoz ◽  
René Iwo ◽  
Youssef Oulhote
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Factors ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Despite scarce empirical research in most countries, evidence has shown that young children are unsupervised or under the supervision of another young child while their adult caregivers attend work or engage in other activities outside the home. Lack of quality supervision has been linked to unintentional childhood injuries and other negative outcomes. Nationally representative, population-based data from rounds four and five of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and four to eight of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 61 low- and middle-income countries were used to estimate prevalence and socio-economic factors associated with leaving children under five years old home alone or under the care of another child younger than 10 years of age. Socio-economic factors included age and sex of the child, rurality, wealth, maternal education, and household composition. Large variations in the prevalence rates (0.1–35.3% for children home alone and 0.2–50.6% for children supervised by another child) and associated factors have been recorded within and across regions and countries. Understanding why and under what conditions children are home alone or under the supervision of another child is crucial to the development of suitable policies and interventions to protect young children, promote healthy growth, and support caregivers.

scholarly journals Practical Application of Linear Growth Measurements in Clinical Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan M. Wit ◽  
John H. Himes ◽  
Stef van Buuren ◽  
Donna M. Denno ◽  
Parminder S. Suchdev
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income
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