Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs

Review

关键词: MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES;    SOCIAL DETERMINANTS;    OUTCOMES;    HEIGHT;    INEQUALITIES;    ASSOCIATION;    NUTRITION;    OBESITY;    PROFILE;    AFRICA;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02716-1

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The survival and nutrition of children and, to a lesser extent, adolescents have improved substantially in the past two decades. Improvements have been linked to the delivery of effective biomedical, behavioural, and environmental interventions; however, large disparities exist between and within countries. Using data from 95 national surveys in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), we analyse how strongly the health, nutrition, and cognitive development of children and adolescents are related to early-life poverty. Additionally, using data from six large, long running birth cohorts in LMICs, we show how early-life poverty can have a lasting effect on health and human capital throughout the life course. We emphasise the importance of implementing multisectoral anti-poverty policies and programmes to complement specific health and nutrition interventions delivered at an individual level, particularly at a time when COVID-19 continues to disrupt economic, health, and educational gains achieved in the recent past.

【 授权许可】

Free