Household food insecurity, maternal nutrition, environmental risks and infants' health outcomes: protocol of the IMPALA birth cohort study in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), food insecurity and undernutrition disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, infants and young children. The disease burden from undernutrition in these vulnerable sections of societies remains a major concern in LMICs. Biomass fuel use for cooking is also common in LMICs. Empirical evidence from high-income countries indicates that early life nutritional and environmental exposures and their effect on infant lung function are important; however, data from sub-Saharan Africa are scarce.

Aim

To estimate the association between infant lung function and household food insecurity, energy poverty and maternal dietary diversity.

Methods and analysis

Pregnant women will be recruited in an existing Health an

SUBMITTER: Terfa ZG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935180 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature