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The rise in stunting in relation to avian influenza and food consumption patterns in Lower Egypt in comparison to Upper Egypt: results from 2005 and 2008 Demographic and Health Surveys
Authors: Justine A Kavle, Fatma El-Zanaty, Megan Landry, and Rae Galloway
Source: BMC Public Health, 15:285. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1627-3
Topic(s): Nutrition
Country: Africa
  Egypt
Published: MAR 2015
Abstract: Background A 2006 avian influenza (AI) outbreak resulted in mass removal of chickens in Lower Egypt, which decreased the household supply of poultry. Poultry, a key animal-source food, contains nutrients critical for child growth. This paper examines determinants of stunting between 2006 and 2008 in children 6 to 59 months of age within the context of the AI outbreak. Methods The 2005 and 2008 nationally representative Egypt Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS) were used to analyse anthropometric data from 7,794 children in 2005 and 6,091 children in 2008. Children, 6–59 months of age, with length for age Z-score?
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