Infections and nutrient deficiencies during infancy predict impaired growth at 5 years: Findings from the MAL-ED study in Pakistan

Infections and nutrient deficiencies during infancy predict impaired growth at 5 years: Findings from the MAL-ED study in Pakistan

BackgroundSocio-economic, nutritional, and infectious factors have been associated with impaired infant growth, but how the presence of these factors during infancy affects growth around 5 years is not well understood.MethodsThis secondary analysis of the MAL-ED cohort included 277 children from Pak...

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Main Authors: Doris González-Fernández, Simon Cousens, Arjumand Rizvi, Imran Chauhadry, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
child growth
breastfeeding
complementary feeding
illness
environmental enteropathy
socio-demographic characteristics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1104654/full

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