Wilson, WarrenBrown, Garielle2017-05-162017-05-1620172017Brown, G. (2017). Exploring the Relationship Between Intestinal Permeability and Growth in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Rural Nicaragua (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26118http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3825Malnutrition and its sequelae have been implicated in up to 56% of childhood deaths in low and middle income countries, with 83% of those deaths attributable to mild or moderate rather than severe malnutrition. Recently, poor intestinal function has been implicated as a causational factor in up to 40% of childhood malnutrition. Biological anthropology, the study of human biological and behavioural variation, allows for the acquisition of detailed, contextualized data to elucidate the factors influencing health and facilitate the creation of culturally appropriate and effective interventions. Nicaragua is ranked 124 of 187 countries by the UN Human Development Report, and the Jinotega region is one of the poorest with the worst maternal and child health outcomes. This research aims to describe nutritional status and intestinal function, and evaluate the hypothesis that poor intestinal function correlates with poor nutritional status in children under two years of age in Los Robles, Nicaragua.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.AnthropologyArchaeologyAnthropology--PhysicalNutritionPublic HealthEnvironmental Enteric DysfunctionEnvironmental EnteropathyChild HealthLow-Middle Income CountriesNutritionmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/26118