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Donkor, William E.S., Joshua Mbai, Fatmata Sesay, et al. BMC Public Health, February 2022

Young children in severely food insecure households, as well as children with inflammation and iron deficiency, had a higher risk of stunting. While wasting risk increased as household wealth decreased, it was lower in iron-deficient children than in iron-replete children. Wasting was also more common in children with recent diarrhea.