Literature review, meta-analysis and thematic content analysis focused on factors associated with sex differences in stunting in children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa

Review question

1. What factors associated with the sex differences in stunting or HAZ/ LAZ scores in U5s in SSA have been reported in literature? Which ones are associated with a higher prevalence in boys and which ones are associated with a higher prevalence in girls?
2. If the available evidence for specific factors allows, what is the effect size of that/those identified factor(s) on the sex-difference in stunting?

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