Publications by authors named "Gillian Buckley"
Objective: To determine the effects of maternal vitamin A supplementation from preconception through postpartum on cognitive and motor development of children at 10-13 years of age in rural Nepal.
Design: Follow-up assessment of children born to women randomly assigned by a village to receive either supplemental vitamin A (7000 µg retinol equivalents) or placebo weekly during a continuous 3.5-year period from 1994-1997.
Article Synopsis
- Diarrhoea significantly contributes to illness and death in children from developing countries, and this study analyzes its link to stunting by examining data from nine different studies spanning 20 years and five countries.
- The research found that the prevalence of stunting at 24 months varied widely between studies, but the impact of diarrhoea on stunting remained consistent, with increased odds of stunting for each diarrhoeal episode or day of illness prior to age 24 months.
- Specifically, the findings suggest that about 25% of stunting cases can be attributed to having five or more diarrhoeal episodes before 24 months, and 18% is linked to being sick with diarrhoea for more than 2%