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Stunting and Anemia in Children from Urban Poor Environments in 28 Low and Middle-income Countries: A Meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data.
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- Intimate Partner Violence against Women Living in Inadequate Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of childhood anemia in urban and rural areas of West Java, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Anaemia in early childhood: prevalence, co-existence with undernutrition, and its correlates in urban slums of Belagavi.BMC public health · 2026Article
- From poverty to health: intraurban inequalities in child health indicators in low-income and middle-income countries during the SDG era.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Deprivation and Its Association with Child Health and Nutrition in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area of Uganda.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
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- Anaemia and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months during the post-ebola period in Sierra Leone: a national cross-sectional survey- 2019.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Child developmental delay and its associated factors among children aged 12-59 months in Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Opportunities and challenges in delivering maternal and child nutrition services through public primary health care facilities in urban Bangladesh: a qualitative inquiry.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Trends in inequality in maternal and child health and health care in Uganda: Analysis of the Uganda demographic and health surveys.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Perceived neighbourhood food access is associated with consumption of animal-flesh food, fruits and vegetables among mothers and young children in peri-urban Cambodia.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Grandi Byen-supporting child growth and development through integrated, responsive parenting, nutrition and hygiene: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Protects Young Children from Stunting in a Low-Income Population: A Study from Eastern Indonesia.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Rural and Urban Correlates of Stunting Among Under-Five Children in Sierra Leone: A 2019 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2021Article
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Abstract
Child malnutrition remains a global concern with implications not only for children's health and cognitive function, but also for countries' economic growth. Recent reports suggest that global nutrition targets will not be met by 2025. Large gaps are evident between and within countries. One of the largest disparities in child malnutrition within counties is between urban and rural children. Large disparities also exist in urban areas that have higher rates of child malnutrition in the urban poor areas or slums. This paper examines stunting and anemia related to an urban poverty measure in children under age 5 in 28 low and middle-income countries with Demographic and Health Survey data. We used the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) definition to define urban poor areas as a proxy for slums. The results show that in several countries, children had a higher risk of stunting and anemia in urban poor areas compared to children in urban non-poor areas. In some countries, this risk was similar to the risk between the rural and urban non-poor. Tests of heterogeneity showed that these results were not homogeneous across countries. These results help to identify areas of greater disadvantage and the required interventions for stunting and anemia.
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