Socio-economic and Agricultural Factors Associated with Stunting of Under Five-year Children: Findings from Surveys in Mountains, Dry Zone and Delta Regions of Rural Myanmar (2016-17)

CONCLUSIONS: Area-specific factors were associated with stunting. Maternal short stature and child age were consistent determinants of stunting. A multi-sectoral local approach, including improvements in transport, is needed to address the intergenerational malnutrition problem.PMID:37254445 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023001076

Source: Public Health Nutrition - May 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Min Kyaw Htet Tran Thanh Do Thet Wah Thant Zin Myat Pan Hmone Shahreen Raihana Elizabeth Kirkwood Lwin Mar Hlaing Michael J Dibley Source Type: research