Complementary and alternative metrics for tracking population-level trends in child linear growth

AM Aimone, DG Bassani, H Qamar… - PLOS global public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Stunting prevalence is commonly used to track population-level child nutritional status.
However, other metrics derived from anthropometric datasets may be used as alternatives to …

Whole-population perspective is needed for analyses and actions to address linear growth faltering in low-and middle-income countries

DE Roth, K Watson, DG Bassani - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Linear growth faltering (LGF), or slower than normal growth in height, is widely considered
an indicator of suboptimal conditions affecting children's development and health in low-and …

Using Height-Age as a Child Linear Growth Outcome Measure in Randomized Controlled Trials in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

K Watson - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) are a promising intervention to
improve child growth in low-and middle-income countries, yet the effect of SQ-LNS on …