Evidence for the Effects of Complementary Feeding Interventions on the Growth of Infants and Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 89-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Heidkamp
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Feeding Interventions ◽  
Infants And Young Children ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Diet quality and risk of stunting among infants and young children in low- and middle-income countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. e12430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Krasevec ◽  
Xiaoyi An ◽  
Richard Kumapley ◽  
France Bégin ◽  
Edward A. Frongillo
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Infants And Young Children ◽  
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

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.

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