Prevalence of Stunting and Relationship between Stunting and Associated Risk Factors with Academic Achievement and Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study with South African Primary School Children

Prevalence of Stunting and Relationship between Stunting and Associated Risk Factors with Academic Achievement and Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study with South African Primary School Children

Childhood stunting can have negative long-term consequences on cognitive development, academic achievement, and economic productivity later in life. We determined the prevalence of stunting and examined whether stunting and associated risk factors (low dietary diversity, insufficient hemoglobin, foo...

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Main Authors: Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Rosa du Randt, Annelie Gresse, Kurt Z. Long, Sebastian Ludyga, Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Uwe Pühse, Jürg Utzinger, Cheryl Walter, Markus Gerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
dietary diversity
food insecurity
hemoglobin
socioeconomic status
soil-transmitted helminth infections
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4218

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