Expanding our knowledge on the relationship between wasting and stunting
Within the WaSt TIG, we continue to generate evidence to increase the understanding of the relationship between wasting and stunting and what this tells us about their aetiology, consequences, treatment and prevention.
The WaSt TIG identified a number of research gaps in the original review of the literature which were then subsequently prioritised and have formed the basis of the work the group has undertaken since.
The relationship between wasting and stunting in young children: A Systematic review
Published:
September 2021
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Research Articles
The relationship between wasting and stunting: a retrospective cohort analysis of longitudinal data in Gambian children from 1976 to 2016
Published:
February 2019
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Research Articles
Concurrent wasting and stunting among under-five children in Niakhar, Senegal
Published:
October 2018
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Research Articles
Children who are both wasted and stunted are also underweight and have a high risk of death: a descriptive epidemiology of multiple anthropometric deficits using data from 51 countries
Published:
July 2018
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Research Articles
The Aetiology of Wasting
Published:
February 2018
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Technical Brief
Children concurrently wasted and stunted: A meta-analysis of prevalence data of children 6 – 59 months from 84 countries
Published:
August 2017
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Research Articles
Exploring the mortality risks associated with wasting and stunting and evidencing what that means for practice
Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts
Published:
February 2023
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Research Articles
Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children
Published:
February 2023
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Research Articles
Anthropometric deficits and the associated risk of death by age and sex in children aged 6-59 month: A meta-analysis
Published:
August 2022
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Research Articles
Bringing new evidence on undernutrition and mortality risk into practice- Protocol for a prospective cohort study
Published:
October 2021
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Research Articles
Understanding how children with WaSt respond to treatment
How do children with severe underweight and wasting respond to treatment? A pooled secondary data analysis to inform future intervention studies
Published:
September 2022
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Research Articles
Examining sex differences in wasting and stunting
Understanding Sex Differences in Childhood Undernutrition: A Narrative Review
Published:
February 2022
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Research Articles
Changing sex differences in undernutrition of African children: findings from Demographic and Health Surveys
Published:
September 2021
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Research Articles
Boys are more likely to be undernourished than girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in undernutrition
Published:
December 2020
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Research Articles
Reviewing the evidence and identifying gaps on wasting prevention
Best Practice in Preventing Child Wasting within the Wider Context of Undernutrition
Published:
June 2021
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Technical Brief
Prevention of child wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) prioritisation exercise
Published:
February 2020
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Research Articles
The Current State of Evidence and Thinking on Wasting Prevention
Published:
December 2018
Resource Type:
Technical Brief
