Contribution of malnutrition to infant and child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Malnutrition was identified as a causal or significant factor in 39.5% of under-5 deaths in the CHAMPS network, often in combination with infectious diseases. These findings highlight the need for integrated interventions addressing both malnutrition and infectious diseases to effectively reduce under-5 mortality.
Authors
- Helina Heluf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-2555)
- Dianna M. Blau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-198X)
- Ronita Luke
- J. Anthony G. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7533-5006)
- Karen L. Kotloff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-6431)
- Markus Roos Breines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7570-9354)
- Inácio Mandomando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-2187)
- Ketema Degefa
- Lola Madrid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-6033)
- Caleb Kimutai Sagam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7316-3340)
- Victor Akelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-2855)
- Sana Mahtab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-6951)
- Dickens Onyango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-0531)
- Zachary J. Madewell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5667-9660)
- Erick Kaluma
- Samba O. Sow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6335-5066)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Milagritos D. Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6476-3934)
- Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0670-6026)
- Emily S. Gurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8648-9403)
- Cynthia G. Whitney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-3216)
- Shabir Ahmed Madhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-0636)
- Adama Mamby Keita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-0632)
- Jeanie du Toit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5116-6835)
- Rosauro Varo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-5572)
- Elísio Xerinda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0715-2034)
- Quique Bassat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-7596)
- Parminder Singh Suchdev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-3469)
- Ziyaad Dangor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-147X)
- Natalia Rakislova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-3526)
- Cornell Chukwuegbo
- Milton Kincardett
- Afruna Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7693-2491)
- Priya Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-5595)
- Portia Mutevedzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-7206)
- Ashka Mehta
- Kazi Munisul Islam
- Mohammad Zahid Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-4085)
- Richard Omore
- Sanjay G. Lala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-513X)
- Carrie Jo Cain
- Ogony Benard Oluoch
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Haramaya University (ET)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins-Mali (ML)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation (SL)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Manhiça Health Research Centre (MZ)
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Great Lakes University of Kisumu (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017262
- Citations
- 25
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.74
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention