All Articles tagged urban slums

Research Article
April 29, 2021 BST
Prevalence of undernutrition and effectiveness of a community-based nutritional support programme to reverse stunting among children under five years of age in an urban slum in Kolkata, India: findings of a one-year longitudinal study
Marcello S ScopazziniViolette RaoultSaumya KuruttuparambilEsther Sulkers
Stunting, defined as z-score height-for-age (HAZ) < -2, is an important contributor to the burden of childhood undernutrition among slum-dwelling residents in India’s metropolitan areas...