Socio-economic and Agricultural Factors Associated with Stunting of Under Five-year Children: Findings from Surveys in Mountains, Dry Zone and Delta Regions of Rural Myanmar (2016-17).
Min Kyaw HtetTran Thanh DoThet WahThant ZinMyat Pan HmoneShahreen RaihanaElizabeth KirkwoodLwin Mar HlaingMichael John DibleyPublished in: Public health nutrition (2023)
Area-specific factors were associated with stunting. Maternal short stature and child age were consistent determinants of stunting. A multi-sectoral local approach, including improvements in transport, is needed to address the intergenerational malnutrition problem.