Browsing by Author "Scott, Samuel"

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How has early marriage, a critical social determinant of child stunting and wasting, changed over a decade in South Asia? trends, inequities and drivers, 2005 to 2018

Scott, Samuel; Nguyen, Phuong; Neupane, Sumanta; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Nanda, Priya; Menon, Purnima; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Afsana, Kaosar (Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)

Objectives: In South Asia, many women are married before their 18th birthday and give birth soon after. Delaying marriage is an attractive nutrition policy target as previous research shows that early marriage (EM) is ...
Why are adolescent mothers more likely to have stunted and underweight children than adult mothers? A path analysis using data from 30,000 Bangladeshi mothers, 1996–2014

Nguyen, Phuong; Scott, Samuel; Khuong, Long; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Ahmed, Akhter; Afsana, Kaosar; Menon, Purnima (Oxford Academic, 2020-05-29)

Objectives: Adolescent pregnancy is a major global concern due to its adverse effects on maternal and child health and wellbeing. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy globally. We sought to ...