Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake
Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, Conceição Pinheiro S, Parraga I, Blanton R. Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 58: 1022-1029. PMID: 15220944, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsBody HeightBrazilChildChild DevelopmentChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaCross-Sectional StudiesDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticLogistic ModelsMaleSchistosomiasis mansoniConceptsSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionInadequate dietary intakeMansoni infectionDietary intakeS. mansoniHeavy S. mansoni infectionS. mansoni endemic areasDevelopment of stuntingRisk of stuntingCross-sectional studyUninfected childrenNutritional interventionDietary measuresInadequate intakeCarbohydrate intakeStool samplesHigh riskMedian proteinEndemic areasParasitic infectionsCaloric consumptionChildhood stuntingAge groupsAdequate diet