Identifying priority countries for scaling up small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Undernutrition is a cause of nearly half of all deaths among children under 5 years old. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) have been shown to prevent child wasting, stunting, anaemia and mortality among children 6-23 months of age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Scaling up effective preventive interventions is urgent given the current global food insecurity and nutrition crisis.

Method

To prioritise SQ-LNS scale-up activities, we identified countries with the highest burdens of wasting, stunting and all-cause mortality among children 6-23 months of age at the national level using the most recent national survey data including the Demographic and Health Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, as well as the Lives Saved T

SUBMITTER: Noori N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699668 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature