Stunting at birth: recognition of early-life linear growth failure in the western highlands of Guatemala

Public Health Nutrition

Marieke Vossenaar¹  Colleen M Doak¹  Noel W Solomons¹  Marilyn E Scott¹  Anne-Marie Chomat¹  Kristine G Koski¹ 

关键词: Linear growth;    Length-for-age;    Stunting;    Young infants;    Guatemala;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S136898001400264X

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveMeasurements of length at birth, or in the neonatal period, are challenging to obtain and often discounted for lack of validity. Hence, classical ‘under-5’ stunting rates have been derived from surveys on children from 6 to 59 months of age. Guatemala has a high prevalence of stunting (49·8 %), but the age of onset of growth failure is not clearly defined. The objective of the study was to assess length-for-age within the first 1·5 months of life among Guatemalan infants.DesignAs part of a cross-sectional observational study, supine length was measured in young infants. Mothers’ height was measured. Length-for-age Z-scores (HAZ) were generated and stunting was defined as HAZ

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