The association between stunting and psychosocial development among preschool children: a study using the South African Birth to Twenty cohort data

A large literature in developing countries finds a strong association between stunting in early childhood and educational attainment and/or cognitive performance among children of school-going age. We contribute to the literature on the effects of stunting in childhood by exploring the links between linear growth retardation and measures of development among preschool-aged children.We analyse the association between stunting (height-for-age...