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  Socio-economic Predictors of Stunting in Pre-school Children - a population-based study from Johannesburg and Soweto

  South African Medical Journal, 2009

  This study aims to investigate a range of household-level socio-economic and social support predictors of stunting in children aged less than 30 months. Logical regression models were constructed using a conceptual framework to investigate the association between early life measures of socio-economic status and stunting, using data collected in the Birth to Twenty study.
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  Multisector Intervention to Accelerate Reductions in Child Stunting: An Observational Study from 9 Sub-African Countries

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011

  This study was a prospective observational trial, conducted in 9 sub-Saharan African countries to examine changes in childhood stunting and its determinants after 3years of exposure to an integrated, multi-sector intervention and compared these changes to national trends. Baseline levels of childhood stunting was 20%. 2-year old children from villages were enrolled in the study.
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  Leptin Malnutrition and Immune Response in Rural Gambian Children

  British Medical Journal, 2002

  The adipocyte derived hormone, leptin has cytokine-like function and may mediate the effects of starvation on immunity. This study aims to describe the in vivo relation of leptin and immune function in children. Fasting plasma leptin concentrations, immune function, and mucosal function were measured in a cohort of 472 moderately malnourished rural Gambian children.
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  Children Malnutrition and Horizontal Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa:A Focus on Contrasting Domestic Trajectories

  United Nations Development Programme, 2012

  The positive trend observed in recent accelerated economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries represents a huge opportunity to foster sustainable development, This paper contributes to the literature by providing a more accurate and nuanced view on the progress made with regards to child malnutrition and inequalities across sub-saharan Africa.
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  The neurological and neurocognitive function of HIV-infected children commenced on antiretroviral therapy

  African Journals Online - AJOL, 2008

  This prospective study aims to describe the neurological and neurocognitive deficits in HIV-infected children and the short-term effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the observed deficit. 39 children were evaluated before the start of HAART and 30 were reassessed 6month later. The subjects were evaluated with a range of cognitive tests used in everyday clinical practice.
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  Exploring the Causes and Process of Becoming Child Domestic Worker

  BRAC Education Programme, 2013

  The study aimed to explore the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households with and without child domestic workers (CDW), and explore the causes and process of becoming CDWs in Bangladesh. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to collect data. A purposive sampling technique was applied to select the sample locations.
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  Divergent Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Bangladesh: A Tale of Two Upazilas

  2010

  This paper attempts to seek answer to the question why some regions being economically better-off are performing poorly in respect of maternal and child health outcomes compared with those which are otherwise (economically) worse-off than the former.
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  Prevalence Of Typhoid Fever Among The Children In A Semi Urban Area Of Bangladesh

  2011

  This study shows that 84(87.50%) patients had typhoid fever based on clinical examination and serological test results (widal test). It was observed that prevalence of enteric fever was high among the patients of school going age group (66.67%), habituated with unsafe drinking water (58.33%) and junk foods (72.92%).
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  Evidence about the effectiveness of child protection programmes in developing countries: GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report

  Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2013

  There is little evidence on the effectiveness of child protection programmes in developing countries. Furthermore, some of the available evidence does not provide information on links between specific practices on the one hand and improved outcomes and impact for children on the other hand.
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  Do Water and Sanitation Interventions Reduce Childhood Diarrhoea? New Evidence from Bangladesh

  Bangladesh Development Studies, 2011

  The incidence of diarrhoea has declined over time in Bangladesh but still it persists as a major cause of infant mortality, morbidity and acute child malnutrition. Much of the public policy thinking in the past was guided by public investment in providing improved access to safe water.

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