Low birth weight, household socio-economic status, water and sanitation are associated with stunting and wasting among children aged 6-23 months: Results from a national survey in Ghana.

Our findings suggest that aside from the pre-natal period, in certain contexts, household factors such as low socio-economic status and poor water and sanitation, may be stronger predictors of undernutrition. A combination of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions including the pre-natal period to simultaneously address the multiple determinants of undernutrition need strengthening.