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Determinants of Stunting among Children under Five in Pakistan.

Sajid Bashir SoofiAhmad KhanSumra KureishyImtiaz HussainMuhammad Atif HabibMuhammad UmerShabina AriffMuhammad SajidArjumand RizviImran AhmedJunaid IqbalKhawaja Masuood AhmedAbdul Baseer Khan AchakzaiZulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Published in: Nutrients (2023)
Child stunting in Pakistan is strongly associated with various factors, including gender, age, diarrhea, residence, maternal age and education, household size, food and wealth status, and access to sanitation. To address this, interventions must be introduced to make locally available food and nutritious supplements more affordable, improve access to safe water and sanitation, and promote female education for long-term reductions in stunting rates.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • drinking water
  • mental health
  • tertiary care
  • quality improvement
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • risk assessment
  • pregnant women