Rockli Kim, Iván Mejía‐Guevara, Daniel J. Corsi, Víctor M. Aguayo et al.
Optimal growth and development in early childhood is determined by a complex interplay of child, maternal, household, environmental, and socioeconomic factors that influence nutritional intake, but interventions to reduce child undernutrition sometimes target specific risk factors in isolation. In t...
Kassandra L. Harding, Víctor M. Aguayo, Patrick Webb
South Asia continues to carry the greatest share and number of wasted children worldwide. Understanding the determinants of wasting is important as policymakers renew efforts to tackle this persistent public health and development problem. Using data from national surveys in Bangladesh, India, the M...
Aditi Krishna, Iván Mejía‐Guevara, Mark McGovern, Víctor M. Aguayo et al.
We analysed socio-economic inequalities in stunting in South Asia and investigated disparities associated with factors at the individual, caregiver, and household levels (poor dietary diversity, low maternal education, and household poverty). We used time-series analysis of data from 55,459 children...
Yunhee Kang, Víctor M. Aguayo, Rebecca K. Campbell, Keith P. West
Stunting (length-for-age z score < -2) before 2 years of age has shown associations with poor child developmental indicators, but information at the population level is scarce in South Asia, the region with the highest burden of stunting. We examined associations between z scores (i.e., height for a...
Yunhee Kang, Víctor M. Aguayo, Rebecca K. Campbell, Laigden Dzed et al.
Childhood malnutrition remains endemic in South Asia, although the burden varies by country. We examined the anthropometric status and risk factors for malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months through the 2015 National Nutrition Survey in Bhutan. We assessed in 1,506 children nutritional status ...
Muzi Na, Víctor M. Aguayo, Mary Arimond, Anuradha Narayan et al.
Bangladesh has experienced steady socio-economic development. However, improvements in child growth have not kept pace. It is important to document complementary feeding (CF) practices-a key determinant of children's growth-and their trends over time. The study aims to examine trends in CF practices...
Rebecca K. Campbell, Víctor M. Aguayo, Yunhee Kang, Laigden Dzed et al.
Anaemia inhibits health and development in Bhutan. We estimated anaemia prevalence and explored risk factors in children and women using data from Bhutan's National Nutrition Survey 2015. Prevalence was calculated using life-stage-specific cut-offs adjusted for altitude and survey design. Risk facto...
Kassandra L. Harding, Víctor M. Aguayo, Patrick Webb
Overweight has become a global pandemic and is associated with a rise in diet-related non-communicable diseases and associated co-morbidities. Most of the world’s undernourished people live in South Asia, yet the number of overweight and obese individuals in this region is growing. This study explor...
Emily Smith, Filomena Gomes, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Víctor M. Aguayo et al.
Multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) in pregnancy reduces risk of infant low birthweight (LBW) and improves other maternal and infant outcomes compared with iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements alone. However, the impact of timing of initiation and adherence on the MMS effectiveness in real-wor...
Roberta Caorsi, Alessandro Consolaro, Camilla Speziani, Betül Sözeri et al.
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to establish an international multicenter registry to collect data on patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), in order to highlight a relationship between clinical presentation, age of onset and geographical distribution on the clinica...
Kassandra L. Harding, Víctor M. Aguayo, Patrick Webb
South Asia continues to carry the greatest share and number of wasted children worldwide. Understanding the determinants of wasting is important as policymakers renew efforts to tackle this persistent public health and development problem. Using data from national surveys in Bangladesh, India, the M...
Rabia Abad, Abdelrahim Abusafa, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Asam Ahmed et al.
Aditi Krishna, Iván Mejía‐Guevara, Mark E. McGovern, Víctor M. Aguayo et al.
We analysed socioeconomic inequalities in stunting in South Asia and investigated disparities associated with factors at the individual, caregiver, and household levels (poor dietary diversity, low maternal education, and household poverty). We used time-series analysis of data from 55, 459 children...