Mapping food system drivers of the double burden of malnutrition using community-based system dynamics: a case study in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peru is facing a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), characterized by the co-existence of undernutrition and overnutrition. Double-duty actions that concurrently target common drivers of undernutrition and overnutrition, while ensuring no unintended side effects, are recommended to effectively address the DBM. To understand these complex common mechanisms and design context-specific double-duty actions, there is a need for participatory systems approaches. This paper provides a case study of applying a community-based system dynamics approach to capture stakeholder perspectives of food system drivers of the DBM in two regions in Peru.

Methods

We implemented a multi-stage community-based system dynamics approach, which included processes for research capacity buil

SUBMITTER: Quinteros-Reyes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622957 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature