Catch-up growth in stunted children: Definitions and predictors

Desmond, Chris; Casale, Daniela

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189135

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“…Some evidence suggests that children who have been stunted early in life can become "late bloomers", meaning that they are able to catch up with their peers and reach their full growth potential at a later age [67], [68]. We assess the possibility of such "catch-up" growth by running the analysis on sub-samples of older children.…”

Section: Stunting and "Catch-up" Growthmentioning

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Monsoon weather and early childhood health in India

Dimitrova

Bora

2020

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundIndia is expected to experience an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in the coming decades, which poses serious risks to human health and wellbeing in the country. ObjectiveThis paper aims to shed light on the possible detrimental effects of monsoon weather shocks on childhood undernutrition in India using the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16, in combination with geo-referenced climate data. MethodsUndernutrition is captured through measures of height-for-age, weight-for-height, stunting and wasting among children aged 0-59 months. The standardised precipitation and evapotranspiration index (SPEI) is used to measure climatic conditions during critical periods of child development. OPEN ACCESSCitation: Dimitrova A, Bora JK (2020) Monsoon weather and early childhood health in India. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0231479. https://doi.org/10.

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Section: Stunting and "Catch-up" Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Monsoon weather and early childhood health in India

Dimitrova

Bora

2020

PLoS ONE

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“…In South African studies the likelihood of 'catch-up' was reduced if stunting occurred early in infancy. 41 The prevalence of low HAZ in the 4-6-year age group and the low cognitive scores emphasise the importance of interventions to address linear growth faltering in this age group.…”

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Association of anthropometric status and residential locality factors with cognitive scores of 4–6-year-old children in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Ajayi

Matthews

Taylor

et al. 2019

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background: The Asenze study has the long-term goal of promoting better physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, 50 km from Durban, with a view to planning interventions to promote growth and development for very young children. The specific objective in this paper was to provide information for the Child Health and Development project of the Valley Trust to assist with intervention planning. The broader goal was to assess developmental delays in communities ravaged by the HIV epidemic. The Asenze study was designed in two phases from 2008 and 2012. The current paper reports on 1 581 4-6-year-old children in the baseline phase (2008-2010) in the five adjacent tribal areas in the study area. Method: The participants included all the 4-6-year-olds whose parents had consented to inclusion in the project and their caregivers. Data were derived from a brief questionnaire administered in the homes of participants, and subsequently from medical and psychological assessments of the children and their caregivers at the Asenze clinic. The association between child factors and other factors (geographic area, socioeconomic status (SES), parental level of education, the child's preschool education) on the one hand, and the child's cognitive performance (as measured by the Grover Counter and subtests of the KABC-11) were analysed. Linear regression models were employed to determine which predictor variables of interest in a model were associated with the children's cognitive scores as the dependent variables. Results: Based on the data, the principal factors associated with children's cognitive outcomes were height-forage z-score (HAZ), preschool education and the area of residence. Generally children who had low cognitive scores were more often stunted (as defined by the WHO anthropometric tables), had not had preschool education, and came from areas less favourable in terms of local infrastructure and access to employment opportunities and arable land. Conclusion: The finding from this cross-sectional analysis of baseline data showed that in addition to height for age and preschool education, which are commonly thought to impact on cognition, the local authority area where the children lived was associated with their scores on cognitive tests. This has implications for intervention planning. The functioning of local government in promoting the type of community development that will protect the rights of children should be taken into account.

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“…Mid-childhood (6 to 8 years of age) and adolescence are also critical periods for brain development and maturity. It has been estimated that at 13 years of age the maximum point of development in all parts of the brain has been reached (Shaw et al, 2008;Grantham-McGregor et al, 2007) Some studies have proposed that there is a potential for growth recovery that would allow individuals to achieve the height of those with better conditions during early childhood, although they indicate that such potential is highly context-dependent (Anand et al, 2018;Prentice et al, 2013;Desmond and Casale, 2017). These studies have proposed that the mother's height and schooling, as well as household socioeconomic conditions, are related to this potential (Desmond and Casale, 2017).…”

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Intergenerational Social Mobility Based on the Investments in Human Capital: Evidence of the Long-Term Results of PROSPERA in Health

Gutiérrez

Shamah‐Levy

Bertozzi³

et al. 2019

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. Policy Research Working Paper 9001 Mexico's conditional cash transfer program, PROSPERA, has demonstrated short-and medium-term positive effects on health and education, including: increased children's height; decreased risky behaviors among adolescents, including the postponement of parenthood; and increased years of schooling. This paper explores whether these effects lasted in the long-term and translated into positive changes in outcomes across generations. This study uses the most recent PROSPERA Evaluation Survey (ENCEL 2017) and combines it with previous waves and with the 1997 Socioeconomic Characteristics Survey (ENCASEH). Using intergenerational mobility analysis and quasi-experimental methods, this study finds strong evidence of positive absolute intergenerational mobility in height and years of schooling. The findings show that, on average, male offspring are 2.8 centimeters taller and have 5.3 more years of schooling than their providers (usually their parents), while female offspring are 4.1 centimeters taller and have 5.7 more years of schooling than their providers. These intergenerational gains are relevant not only because they reflect improvements in human capital, but also because these improvements have a positive return to investment. The study finds that a 1 percent increase in height is associated with a 10.7 and 8.8 percent increases in hourly wages for men and women, respectively. The analysis finds that a one-year increase in schooling is associated with 3.4 and 4.8 percent increases in hourly wages for men and women, respectively. These results show that PROSPERA has been successful in helping children and youth build human capital through better health and education, which has led to positive returns in the labor market.

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Catch-up growth in stunted children: Definitions and predictors

Cited by 61 publications

References 26 publications

Monsoon weather and early childhood health in India

Monsoon weather and early childhood health in India

Association of anthropometric status and residential locality factors with cognitive scores of 4–6-year-old children in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Intergenerational Social Mobility Based on the Investments in Human Capital: Evidence of the Long-Term Results of PROSPERA in Health

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