Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam

Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam

Abstract Background This study’s purpose was to understand associations between water, sanitation, and child growth. Methods We estimated stunting (height-for-age Z score <−2 SD) and thinness (BMI-Z <−2 SD) risk ratios using data from 7,715 Ethiopian, Indian, Peruvian, and Vietnamese children...

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Main Authors: Kirk A. Dearden, Whitney Schott, Benjamin T. Crookston, Debbie L. Humphries, Mary E. Penny, Jere R. Behrman, The Young Lives Determinants and Consequences of Child Growth Project Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Water
Sanitation
Stunting
Thinness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4033-1

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