@article{fdi:010084758,
  title = {{E}very drop matters : combining population-based and satellite data to investigate the link between lifetime rainfall exposure and chronic undernutrition in children under five years in rural {B}urkina {F}aso [+ {C}orrigendum : {E}nviron. {R}es. {L}ett. 17 (2022) 094006, 2 p.]},
  author = {{Y}eboah, {E}. and {K}uunibe, {N}. and {M}ank, {I}. and {P}arisi, {D}. and {B}onnet, {E}mmanuel and {L}ohmann, {J}. and {H}amadou, {S}. and {P}icbougoum, {B}. {T}. and {B}elesova, {K}. and {S}auerborn, {R}. and {B}aernighausen, {T}. and {D}anquah, {I}. and {D}e {A}llegri, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}limate change is projected to induce extreme and irregular rainfall patterns in the {W}est {A}frican {S}ahel region, affecting household food security and income. {C}hildren are among the worst affected population groups. {P}revious studies focusing on rainfall irregularities in specified periods have revealed how child health and nutritional status are impacted, especially in rural settings. {H}owever, the aggregated effect of rainfall over a lifetime on chronic child undernutrition remains poorly understood. {W}e conducted a multilevel regression using a 2017 household survey from rural {B}urkina {F}aso containing 12 919 under-five-year-old children and their corresponding household rainfall data. {T}he rainfall data originated from the {C}limate {H}azards {I}nfrared {P}recipitation with {S}tations monthly dataset with a native resolution of 4.8 km (0.05 degrees). {W}e show that an increase in rainfall below 75 mm monthly average tends to produce poor nutritional outcomes (regression coefficient = -0.11***; 95% {CI} = -0.13, -0.10; p < 0.001) in rural {B}urkina {F}aso children. {W}e found a consistent negative relationship between different sex and household wealth groups, but not age groups. {V}ulnerable younger children were more affected by the adverse effects of increased rainfall, while older children seemed to handle it better. {O}ur methodological approach tracing the impact of rainfall over children's lifetimes makes a meaningful contribution to the portfolio of tools for studying the complex relationship between climate change and health outcomes. {O}ur work confirms that rainfall is a risk factor for chronic child undernutrition, highlighting the need for adaptation strategies that boost household and community resilience to counteract the harmful impacts of climate change on child nutritional status.},
  keywords = {climate change ; rainfall ; stunting ; undernutrition ; children ; rural ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {054027 [22  + {C}orrigendum art. no 094006, 2 p.]},
  ISSN = {1748-9326},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1088/1748-9326/ac661c},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084758},
}