Stunting in childhood: an overview of global burden, trends, determinants, and drivers of decline.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Progress has been made worldwide in reducing chronic undernutrition and rates of linear growth stunting in children under 5 y of age, although rates still remain high in many regions. Policies, programs, and interventions supporting maternal and child health and nutrition have the potential to improve child growth and development.

Objective

This article synthesizes the available global evidence on the drivers of national declines in stunting prevalence and compares the relative effect of major drivers of stunting decline between countries.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of published peer-reviewed and gray literature analyzing the relation between changes in key determinants of child linear growth and contemporaneous changes in linear growth outcom

SUBMITTER: Vaivada T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487433 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature