Abstract:
The first 1000 days of life is a period of great
potential and vulnerability. In particular, physical growth of
children can be affected by the lack of access to basic needs
as well as psychosocial factors, such as maternal depression.
The objectives of the present study are to: (1) quantify the
burden of childhood stunting in low/middle-income countries
attributable to psychosocial risk factors; and (2) estimate the
related lifetime economic costs.
