Stunting and academic trajectory in urban settings of Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impaired growth in childhood can lead to poor cognitive development and low school performance. However, literature on the effects of stunting on school trajectory is very limited. The primary objective of this research was to estimate the age at which children start school according to levels of height-for-age z-score (stunting). A second objective was to estimate the gain in terms of age at school entry associated with an improvement in height-for-age z-score. A third objective was to explore the relationship between stunting, grade repetition, and school dropout.

Methods

We used longitudinal data from the Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Data from a 2010 health survey of children under 5 years of age were merged with subseq

SUBMITTER: Gansaonre RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633982 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature