Early life adverse environmental, nutrition and infection factors are associated with lower developmental scores in Pakistani children at 5 years: a cohort study
Adverse environmental, nutrition and infectious factors, and indicators of deprived early development in the first year of life have a negative association with developmental scores at 5 years. Addressing early stressors, improving diet, infections and environment stimulation early in life could positively impact child development in resource-constrained settings.
Authors
- Doris González‐Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-9313)
- Aisha K. Yousafzai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-8923)
- Simon Cousens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-2305)
- Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-599X)
- Imran Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-3113)
- Arjumand Rizvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4553-8130)
- Sajid Bashir Soofi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4192-8406)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Harvard University (US)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2024-000900
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation