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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Household cereal crop harvest and children's nutritional status in rural Burkina Faso

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Author(s):
Belesova K, Gasparrini A, Sie A, Sauerborn R, Wilkinson P
Year:
2017
Journal:
Environmental Health. 16 (1): 65
Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Reduction of child undernutrition is one of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Achievement of this goal may be made more difficult in some settings by climate change through adverse impact on agricultural productivity. However, there is only limited quantitative evidence on the link between household crop harvests and child nutrition. We examined this link in a largely subsistence farming population in rural Burkina Faso. METHODS: Data on the middle-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of 975 children

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Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    Food Security
    • Food Security: Availability/Distribution, Crop/Plant Food Security
Geographic Feature What is this?

resource focuses on specific type of geography

    General Geographic Feature
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Africa
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    Malnutrition
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Research Article
Special Topic What is this?

related topics that intersect with those captured in other filters

    Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population
    • Sociodemographic Vulnerability, Vulnerable Population: Children, Low Socioeconomic Status
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