Early childhood undernutrition, preadolescent physical growth, and cognitive achievement in India: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of nationally representative estimates for the consequences of early childhood undernutrition on preadolescent outcomes in India. Understanding this relationship is helpful to develop interventions that not only prevent child undernutrition but also mitigate its consequences.

Methods and findings

In this cohort study, we analyzed prospectively gathered data from 2 waves of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) to investigate the association of undernutrition during early childhood (0 to 5 years) in 2004 to 2005 with physical and cognitive outcomes during preadolescent (8 to 11 years) years in 2011 to 2012. These surveys interviewed 41,554 households across all 33 states and union territories in India in 2004 to 2005 and reinterviewed 83% of the

SUBMITTER: Soni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8580255 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature