Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys

• Glavni autori: Tumwine James K (Autor), Peterson Stefan (Autor), Åstrøm Anne (Autor), Wamani Henry (Autor), Tylleskär Thorkild (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are systematic sex differences in stunting rates in childre...