Can water, sanitation and hygiene help eliminate stunting? Current evidence and policy implications

• Published in: Maternal and child nutrition Vol. 12; no. S1; pp. 91 - 105
• Main Authors: Cumming, Oliver, Cairncross, Sandy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology; Asia - epidemiology; Child Development; child nutrition; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; child public health; Child, Preschool; early growth; Female; Growth Disorders - epidemiology; Growth Disorders - prevention & control; Humans; Hygiene; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control - methods; Infections - etiology; Pregnancy; Review; Sanitation; Socioeconomic Factors; stunting; water; Water Supply; Africa South of the Sahara; Asia; early growth; sanitation; child nutrition; stunting; water; child public health

Stunting is a complex and enduring challenge with far‐reaching consequences for those affected and society as a whole. To accelerate progress in eliminating stunting, broader efforts are needed that reach beyond the nutrition sector to tackle the underlying determinants of undernutrition. There is g...