Stunting in earthquake-affected districts in Nepal

Webb, Patrick; West, Keith P.; O’Hara, Corey

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61444-1

Cited by 7 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition, identical results were found in all the other prefectures in Japan (data not shown). Although stunting in earthquake‐affected districts has been reported, we conclude that the Great East Japan Earthquake did not affect the height of preschool children at a prefecture level.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 53%

Prolonged elevated body mass index in preschool children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Isojima

Yokoya

Ono

et al. 2017

Pediatrics International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 53%

Prolonged elevated body mass index in preschool children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Isojima

Yokoya

Ono

et al. 2017

Pediatrics International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…During acute or unexpected food shortages, households selectively invest limited calories in men because they have more labour opportunities [62, 63]. For example, recent unexpected shocks may include the 2015 Nepalese earthquakes [76]. As food security increases and food shortages become more predictable, households become more equitable [65, 72, 73].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of intra-household food allocation between adults in South Asia – a systematic review

Harris‐Fry

Shrestha

Costello

et al. 2017

Int J Equity Health

143

130

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundNutrition interventions, often delivered at the household level, could increase their efficiency by channelling resources towards pregnant or lactating women, instead of leaving resources to be disproportionately allocated to traditionally favoured men. However, understanding of how to design targeted nutrition programs is limited by a lack of understanding of the factors affecting the intra-household allocation of food.MethodsWe systematically reviewed literature on the factors affecting the allocation of food to adults in South Asian households (in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) and developed a framework of food allocation determinants. Two reviewers independently searched and filtered results from PubMed, Web of Knowledge and Scopus databases by using pre-defined search terms and hand-searching the references from selected papers. Determinants were extracted, categorised into a framework, and narratively described. We used adapted Downs and Black and Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists to assess the quality of evidence.ResultsOut of 6928 retrieved studies we found 60 relevant results. Recent, high quality evidence was limited and mainly from Bangladesh, India and Nepal. There were no results from Iran, Afghanistan, Maldives, or Bhutan. At the intra-household level, food allocation was determined by relative differences in household members’ income, bargaining power, food behaviours, social status, tastes and preferences, and interpersonal relationships. Household-level determinants included wealth, food security, occupation, land ownership, household size, religion / ethnicity / caste, education, and nutrition knowledge. In general, the highest inequity occurred in households experiencing severe or unexpected food insecurity, and also in better-off, high caste households, whereas poorer, low caste but not severely food insecure households were more equitable. Food allocation also varied regionally and seasonally.ConclusionProgram benefits may be differentially distributed within households of different socioeconomic status, and targeting of nutrition programs might be improved by influencing determinants that are amenable to change, such as food security, women’s employment, or nutrition knowledge. Longitudinal studies in different settings could unravel causal effects. Conclusions are not generalizable to the whole South Asian region, and research is needed in many countries.

show abstract

“…2 Siddhi Memorial Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal. 3 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan. 4 Present address: Michio Yasunami, Life Science Institute, Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koselkan, Saga, Japan.…”

Section: Acknowledgementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Along with infections, malnutrition can increase the risk of child deaths. Therefore, it is essential to monitor the nutritional status of affected children after an earthquake [3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in nutritional status of children who lived in temporary shelters in Bhaktapur municipality after the 2015 Nepal earthquake

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background The nutritional status of children may deteriorate after natural disasters such as earthquakes. A 7.8 Richter scale earthquake struck Nepal in 2015 that affected 1.1 million children. Children whose homes were destroyed and had to live in temporary shelters were at risk of malnutrition. With the support of Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health (TMGH) and Siddhi Memorial Hospital (SMH), we conducted a nutritional survey of under-5 children living in temporary shelters in Bhaktapur Municipality in 2015 immediately after the earthquake and a follow-up survey in 2017. Results We found 591 under-5 children living in 22 temporary shelters in 2015. A total of 285 children were followed up and re-assessed in 2017. In a paired analysis (n = 285), the prevalence of underweight children increased from 10.9% in 2015 to 14.0% in 2017 (P < 0.001), stunting increased from 26.7 to 31.9% (P = 0.07), and wasting decreased from 4.2 to 2.5% (P = 0.19). Conclusions Children who lived in temporary shelters after the 2015 Nepal earthquake might be at increased risk of a deterioration in nutritional status.

show abstract

Stunting in earthquake-affected districts in Nepal

Cited by 7 publications

References 1 publication

Prolonged elevated body mass index in preschool children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Prolonged elevated body mass index in preschool children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Determinants of intra-household food allocation between adults in South Asia – a systematic review

Changes in nutritional status of children who lived in temporary shelters in Bhaktapur municipality after the 2015 Nepal earthquake

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About