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Risk factors of stunting among children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh: findings of a prospective cohort study.

Md Munirul IslamKazi Istiaque SaninMustafa MahfuzA M Shamsir AhmedDinesh MondalRashidul HaqueTahmeed Ahmed
Published in: BMC public health (2018)
As the mechanism of stunting begins even before a child is born, strategies must be focused on life course approach and preventive measurement should be initiated during pregnancy. Alongside, government and policymakers have to develop sustainable strategies to improve various social and environmental factors those are closely interrelated with chronic undernutrition particularly concentrating on urban slum areas.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • preterm infants