ICYMI this article on stunting and wasting has no Myanmar authors. I thought the Department of Medical Research didn't allow that.

What are the sex and gender factors that lead to greater stunting and wasting in infant girls and boys 6 months to 2 years of age?

Jamie

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mcn.12710

Childhood stunting and wasting in Myanmar: Key drivers and implications for policies and programmes
Jessica L. Blankenship Jennifer Cashin Tuan T. Nguyen Hedy Ip
First published: 24 August 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12710

Abstract
Child undernutrition is a public health and development problem in Myanmar that is jeopardizing children's physical and cognitive development and the country's social and economic progress. We identified key drivers of child stunting (low height‐for‐age) and wasting (low weight‐for‐height) in a nationally representative sample (n = 3,981) of children 0–59 months of age. The national prevalence of child stunting and wasting was 28% and 7%, respectively. Boys were more likely to be stunted or wasted than girls. Older children 24–35 months were at the highest risk of stunting compared with children under 6 months (risk ratios [RR] 10.34; 95% CI [6.42, 16.65]) whereas the youngest, under 6 months, were at the highest risk of wasting compared with children 36–59 months (RR 2.04; 95% CI [1.16, 3.57]). Maternal height <145 cm (RR 5.10; 95% CI [3.15, 8.23]), perceived small child size at birth (RR 2.08; 95% CI [1.62, 2.69]), and not benefiting from institutional delivery (RR 1.52; 95% CI [1.24, 1.87]) were associated with an increased risk of child stunting, as were maternal occupation, unimproved household drinking water, living in delta, coastal or upland areas, and poorer household wealth index quintile. Increased risk of child wasting was associated with maternal underweight (RR 1.64; 95% CI [1.11, 2.42]) and open defecation (RR 1.91; 95% CI [1.25, 2.92]) as well as maternal occupation and residence in a coastal area. Our findings indicate that the key drivers of child undernutrition in Myanmar are multifaceted and start in utero. Investing in scaling‐up multisectoral approaches that include nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions with a focus on improving maternal nutrition is essential for reducing child undernutrition and contributing to further gains in the country's human and economic development. Key messages In Myanmar, the prevalence of stunting steadily increases during the 0‐ to 23‐month period. The effects of stunting during the first 1,000 days are largely irreversible. Early child growth restriction, poor maternal nutrition, and inadequate coverage of maternal health services are leading drivers of child undernutrition. Household and environmental drivers associated with child undernutrition include low household wealth index, lack of access to safe drinking water, and the practice open defecation. A multisectoral approach with a focus on maternal nutrition and the first 2 years of life is essential to improve children's nutritional status in Myanmar. https://twitter.com/himmoderator/status/1320115391721574401?s=20