Growth faltering in childhood related to diarrhea: a longitudinal community based study

Abstract

Results of the study reinforce the concept of diarrhea burden as a major determinant of poor growth in children under 5 y of age. Actions targeted to decrease the risk factors for the occurrence of diarrhea may represent an important component of interventions aimed to ensure satisfactory child growth.

Enteropathies in the Developing World: Neglected Effects on Global Health

“…[16][17][18][19][20] A pooled analysis of nine studies, conducted between 1978 and 1998 in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, showed a cumulative impact of diarrheal episodes on stunting by 2 years of age, with a similar effect across all studies. 21 Interventions to improve hand washing, sanitation, and hygiene have been shown to reduce episodes of diarrhea.…”

The relation between diarrhoeal episodes in infancy and both blood pressure and sodium intake in later life: The Newcastle Thousand Families Study

“…7 Thus, associations of growth trajectories and adult stature with blood pressure may reflect early life experiences.…”

Shared environments: a multilevel analysis of community context and child nutritional status in Bangladesh

“…Instead, a selective programme of PHC with a focus on the implementation of a few key interventions deemed to be most cost-effective and epidemiologically important was generally favoured in many developing countries (17) . Key interventions aimed at improving child undernutrition implemented over this period largely focused on maternal and child-level determinants, including low birth weight (18)(19)(20) , maternal undernutrition (21,22) , vitamin A (23,24) , Fe and Zn deficiencies (1,25,26) , infectious diseases (27,28) , feeding practices, maternal education and health-seeking behaviour (29)(30)(31)(32) .…”