Determinants of the cycle of childhood undernutrition and infectious disease in Eastern Africa

Melinda Judge

doi:10.26182/8b9v-rr86

Determinants of the cycle of childhood undernutrition and infectious disease in Eastern Africa

Melinda Judge

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Childhood undernutrition and infectious disease are intricately linked in a cyclical relationship. This thesis uses Demographic and Health Survey data to identify key determinants of undernutrition and infectious disease in Tanzania and more broadly in Eastern Africa. This work has optimised methodology through imputation of missing values, to improve statistical models. Targeted nutritional interventions for male offspring; improved drinking water quality for under-twos; and improved sanitation combined with increased animal source foods for under-fives, would have the largest impacts on improving nutrition. Promotion of handwashing with soap would most effectively reduce infectious disease in Tanzanian children

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Khan, Nazim, Supervisor Le Souef, Peter, Supervisor Tay, Guan, Supervisor Gaudieri, Silvana, Supervisor Naniche, Denise, Supervisor, External person Ngadaya, Esther, Supervisor, External person
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	23 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/8b9v-rr86
Publication status	Unpublished - 2021

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Determinants of the cycle of childhood undernutrition and infectious disease in eastern africa
Judge, M. A. N. N., 13 Apr 2022, In: Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society. 106, 1, p. 174-176 3 p.
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