Abayomi Abdul-Afeez Afolabi, Adetomiwa Oluwanifemi Afolabi, Morẹ Nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan
Validation of an online version of the rapid estimate of adult literacy in dentistry-30 for use by medical and dental students in Nigeria
BMC oral health
background global climate change anticipated reduce future cereal yields threaten food security thus potentially increasing risk undernutrition causation undernutrition complex need develop models better quantify potential impacts climate change population healthobjectives developed model estimating future undernutrition accounts food nonfood socioeconomic causes linked available regional scenario data estimated child stunting attributable climate change five regions south asia subsaharan africa ssa 2050methods used current national food availability undernutrition data parameterize validate global model using processdriven approach based estimations physiological relationship lack food stunting estimated stunting 2050 using published modeled national calorie availability two climate scenarios reference scenario climate changeresults estimated climate change lead relative increase moderate stunting 129 2050 compared future without climate change climate change greater impact rates severe stunting estimated increase 23 central ssa 62 south asiaconclusions climate change likely impair future efforts reduce child malnutrition south asia ssa even economic growth taken account model suggests reduce prevent future undernutrition necessary increase food access improve socioeconomic conditions well reduce greenhouse gas emissions