An ecological study of the association between childhood stunting, water, sanitation, and protein access, 2001-20
Yongsheng Wang,
Jurido Olukunle,
Thomas Wallach
et al.
Abstract:Background
Adequate height attainment during early childhood foreshadows lifelong health. Stunting may be caused by environmental enteropathy (EE), but EE has persisted after improvements in water and sanitation access. Recent studies suggest tryptophan and other amino improve height attainment.
Methods
This study used ecological data from 94 countries over 21 years (2001-20) (n = 1836) to evaluate the association between stunting and environmental variables: the percentage with access to adequate water and … Show more
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