Child height gain is associated with consumption of animal-source foods in livestock-owning households in Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To clarify the pathways between household livestock and child growth by assessing the relationships between consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) and child growth and evaluating the household livestock correlates of child consumption of ASF.

Design

We conducted a longitudinal cohort study of anthropometry and 3 d feeding recalls among children <5 years old between June 2014 and May 2015. In addition, we collected data on wealth, livestock ownership and livestock diseases in the same households. We used linear and negative binomial mixed models to evaluate the relationships between household livestock characteristics, reported consumption of ASF and child growth.

Setting

An 1800-household surveillance catchment area in Western Kenya within the structure of

SUBMITTER: Mosites E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5233559 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature