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Improving screening for malnourished children at high risk of death: a study of children aged 6–59 months in rural Senegal
Abstract Objective: To investigate whether children with concurrent wasting and stunting require therapeutic feeding and to better und...
Concurrent wasting and stunting among under-five children in Niakhar, Senegal
Abstract The study describes the patterns of concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt) among children age 6-59 months living in the 1980...
Children who are both wasted and stunted are also underweight and have a high risk of death: a descriptive epidemiology of multiple anthropometric deficits using data from 51 countries
Abstract Background: Wasting and stunting are common. They are implicated in the deaths of almost two million children each year and a...
Child wasting and stunting: Time to overcome the separation (2018)
A Briefing Note for policy makers and programme implementers. This policy brief is an is the culmination of the research and discussio...
Children concurrently wasted and stunted: A meta-analysis of prevalence data of children 6 – 59 months from 84 countries
Children can be stunted and wasted at the same time. Having both deficits greatly elevates risk of mortality. The analysis aimed to es...
Research Priorities on the Relationship between Wasting and Stunting
Background Wasting and stunting are global public health problems that frequently co-exist. However, they are usually separated in ter...
Nutrition and Resilience: A Scoping Study
This short, desk-based study provides a first exploration of the interconnections between resilience and nutrition, as evidenced in the...
Lansa Working Paper - Women’s Agricultural Work and Nutrition in Pakistan: Findings from Qualitative Research
This paper is part of a larger exploratory study to answer the question: how might women's work in agriculture help rather than hinder ...
Key Recommendations for Improving Nutrition through Agriculture and Food Systems Food
Food systems provide for all people's nutritional needs, while at the same time contributing to economic growth. The food and agricultu...
Designing Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Investments
Checklist and guidance for programme formulation FAO has released a step-by-step approach to situation appraisal and programme design ...