The Impact of Rainfall Variability on Diets and Undernutrition of Young Children in Rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Background: Climate change and consequent increases in rainfall variability may have negative consequences for the food production of subsistence farmers in West Africa with adverse impacts on nutrition and health. We explored the pathway from rainfall through diet up to child undernutrition for rural Burkina Faso. Methods: The study used data of a dynamic cohort with 1,439 children aged 7-60 months from the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS) for 2017 to 2019. We assessed data on diets, height, weight, household characteristics, and daily precipitation (from 1981 to 2019). Principal component analysis was used to identify distinct child dietary patterns (Dietary Pattern Scores, DPS). These were related to 15 rainfall indicators by area to obtain a precipita

SUBMITTER: Mank I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489680 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature