Growth faltering and recovery in children aged 1–8 years in four low- and middle-income countries: Young Lives

We characterized post-infancy child growth patterns and determined the incidence of becoming stunted and of recovery from stunting.Data came from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty in four low- and middle-income countries.We analysed length/height measurements for children at ages 1, 5 and 8 years.Children (n 7171) in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam.Mean height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) at age 1 year ranged from -1·51...