Drivers of stunting reduction in Ethiopia: a country case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic undernutrition in children continues to be a global public health concern. Ethiopia has documented a significant decline in the prevalence of childhood stunting, a measure of chronic undernutrition, over the last 20 y.

Objectives

The aim of this research was to conduct a systematic assessment of the determinants that have driven child stunting reduction in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016, focused on the national, community, household, and individual level.

Methods

This study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. Specifically, a systematic literature review, retrospective quantitative data analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys from 2000-2016, qualitative data collection and analysis, and analyses of key nutrition-specific and -sensit

SUBMITTER: Tasic H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487434 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature