Trends of child undernutrition in rural Ecuadorian communities with differential access to roads, 2004-2013.

ABSTRACT: Road access can influence protective and risk factors associated with nutrition by affecting various social and biological processes. In northern coastal Ecuador, the construction of new roads created a remoteness gradient among villages, providing a unique opportunity to examine the impact of roads on child nutritional outcomes 10 years after the road was built. Anthropometric and haemoglobin measurements were collected from 2,350 children <5 years in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, from 2004 to 2013 across 28 villages with differing road access. Logistic generalized estimating equation models assessed the longitudinal association between village remoteness and prevalence of stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight, obesity, and anaemia. We examined the influence of socio-economic characteristics

SUBMITTER: Lopez VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6023735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature