Effective nutrition governance is correlated with better nutrition outcomes in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The public health burden of undernutrition remains heavy and widespread, especially in low-income countries like Nepal. While predictors of undernutrition are well documented, few studies have examined the effects of political will and quality of policy or program implementation on child growth.

Methods

Data were collected from two nationwide studies in Nepal to determine the relationship between a metric of nutrition 'governance' (the Nutrition Governance Index), derived from interviews with 520 government and non-government officials responsible for policy implementation and anthropometry measured for 6815 children in 5556 households. We employed Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) and multilevel regression models.

Results

A higher NGI (more effective n

SUBMITTER: Namirembe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature