Publications by authors named "Mary Pat Selvaggio"
BMC Public Health
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Stunting is a major global health issue, with research indicating that boys are more affected than girls, as seen in a study of 7,486 Zambian infants where the stunting rates were 34.5% for boys compared to 25.7% for girls.
- The study looked at various risk factors associated with stunting such as maternal characteristics and caregiving, finding few differences in exposure based on sex, although maternal marital status had some differential effects.
- Overall, despite boys being longer than girls, both sexes showed similar patterns in growth measures, suggesting that factors influencing growth are complex and not solely dependent on sex.
