Chronic malnutrition remains a persistent global health issue. This mixed methods investigation in rural Peru examines the role of home food production (HFP) in reducing child malnutrition by testing the following hypotheses: (a) higher HFP will be associated with higher infant z‐scores than those with less HFP and (b) infants with higher HFP will exhibit improved longitudinal growth outcomes across 6 months.

中文翻译：

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对秘鲁高地家庭食品生产和儿童成长进行的生物文化检查。

慢性营养不良仍然是一个持续存在的全球健康问题。这项在秘鲁农村地区进行的混合方法调查通过检验以下假设，检验了家庭食品生产（HFP）在减少儿童营养不良中的作用：（a）HFP较高的婴儿z得分高于HFP较低的婴儿，并且（b） HFP较高的婴儿将在6个月内表现出改善的纵向生长结果。