Abstract
Despite calls for greater attention to the relationship between water access and disease, diarrhea and related malnutrition remains a leading cause of morbidity in children under 5 years. Children are especially vulnerable given their inability to mount an active immune response to pathogen exposure. Social conditions, including the long-term effects of poverty – reduced nutrition, poor hygiene and sanitation, and diminished home environments – further exacerbate the biological limitations. This chapter offers a syndemic perspective on childhood diarrhea-related malnutrition, specifically examining the consequential interactions between pathogens, as well as pathogenic interactions with other health and social conditions that are disproportionately common among disparity populations. This perspective offers a potential for enriching and extending policy discussions and planning, addressing malnutrition-related diarrheal illness and other health challenges of impoverished populations.
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- BFP:
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Bolsa Familia Program
- DALY:
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Disability Adjusted Life Years
- EE:
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Environmental Enteropathy
- GAPPD:
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Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea
- GIT:
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Gastrointestinal Tract
- iCCM:
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Integrated Community Case Management
- IMCI:
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Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
- ORS:
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Oral glucose-electrolyte Rehydration Solution
- USAID:
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United States Agency for International Development
- WASH:
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Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene
- WHO:
-
World Health Organization
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Bulled, N., Singer, M., Dillingham, R. (2019). Applying a Biosocial Perspective to Address Childhood Diarrhea-Related Morbidity and Mortality. In: Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55387-0_85
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