The long-run heterogeneous effects of a cholera pandemic on stature: Evidence from industrializing Japan

Ogasawara, Kota; Inoue, Tatsuki

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100968

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“…Early exposure to infectious diseases and epidemics caused stunting. The intensity of exposure had an effect on the prevalence of stunting [ 72 , 73 , 74 ]. A statistical method to evaluate the growth and nutritional status of infants and adolescents with anthropometric parameters, such as height, weight and BMI, is the z-score [ 75 ].…”

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Candela-Martínez

Martínez-Carrión

Cervantes

2021

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Developments in anthropometric history in the Iberian Peninsula have been remarkable in recent decades. In contrast, we barely know about the behavior of insular population groups and infants’ and adults’ growth during the nutritional transition in the Canary Islands. This paper analyzes the height, weight and body mass index of military recruits (conscripts) in a rural municipality from the eastern Canaries during the economic modernization process throughout the 20th century. The case study (municipality of San Bartolomé (SB) in Lanzarote, the island closest to the African continent) uses anthropometric data of military recruits from 1907–2001 (cohorts from 1886 to 1982). The final sample is composed of 1921 recruits’ records that were measured and weighed at the ages of 19–21 years old when adolescent growth had finished. The long-term anthropometric study is carried out using two approaches: a malnutrition and growth retardation approach and an inequality perspective. In the first one, we use the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) that is based on z-scores. In the second one, we implement several inequality dimensions such as the coefficient of variation (CV), percentiles and an analysis for height and BMI evolution by five socioeconomic categories. The data suggest that improvements in biological well-being were due to advances in nutrition since the 1960s. They show that infant nutrition is sensitively associated with economic growth and demographic and epidemiological changes.

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Candela-Martínez

Martínez-Carrión

Cervantes

2021

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“…Not only is cholera associated with death but also with serious effects on fetal growth. Ogasawara and Inoue found that cholera exposure and height stunting are proportional [ 10 ]. Therefore, it has become of interest not only to treat infected pregnant women but also to prevent them from getting infected.…”

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Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

Hayek

Boueri

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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Introduction. Discuss the impact of cholera infection on pregnant women, fetus, and neonates and review the safety of cholera vaccines in pregnancy. Methods. This study was carried out as a narrative review during November 2022. A thorough literature review was conducted on the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, SciELO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. The following parameters were assessed from the included studies: type of cholera vaccine, cholera symptoms, cholera treatment, effect of cholera on pregnancy, effect of cholera treatment on pregnancy, effect of cholera vaccine on pregnancy, risk factors for fetuses and neonates, and prevention of cholera. The authors independently extracted data from the 24 included studies. Results. Cholera infection is a serious threat on pregnancy as it could lead to increased stillbirths and neonatal death. Fetal death was shown to occur mainly in the third trimester as most of the pregnant women infected with cholera had spontaneous abortions even after controlling for other confounding variables such as maternal age, dehydration level, and vomiting. Neonatal death was attributed mainly to congenital malformations and low Apgar scores with no improvements. Besides, cholera vaccines have shown to be safe in pregnancy and have proven to lower fetal and neonatal malformations among vaccinated compared to nonvaccinated pregnant women. Conclusion. This narrative summarizes the different complications due to cholera infection in pregnancy. It also reviews the safety of cholera vaccine administration in pregnant women.

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History of nutrition and inflammation

Hébert

2022

Diet, Inflammation, and Health

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The long-run heterogeneous effects of a cholera pandemic on stature: Evidence from industrializing Japan

Cited by 4 publications

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Cholera Infection Risks and Cholera Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

History of nutrition and inflammation

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