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Risk factors for early childhood growth faltering in rural Cambodia: a cross-sectional study.

Amanda LaiIrene VelezRamya AmbikapathiKrisna SengOliver CummingJoe Brown
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
In rural Cambodia, water, sanitation and hygiene behaviours were associated with growth faltering among children under 24 months of age. Community-level sanitation factors were positively associated with growth, particularly for infants under 6 months of age. We should continue to make effort to: investigate the relationships between water, sanitation, hygiene and human health and expand WASH access for young children.
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