Highlights: Few studies estimate the potential cost-effectiveness of programs for improving health through diets. Expert knowledge linked to modelling offers a basis for assessing potential alternatives...
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This study examines malnutrition’s triple burden, including anaemia, overweight, and stunting, among children aged 6–59 months. Using data from the National Family Health Survey-5...
Background
Malnutrition in childhood has lasting consequences; its effects not only last a lifetime but are also passed down from generation to generation such as...
Background
Undernutrition remains a major public health concern in India, especially among children belonging to the Scheduled Tribes (ST). In this study, we analyse wealth inequalities...
Child stunting prevalence is primarily used as an indicator of impeded physical growth due to undernutrition and infections, which also increases the risk of mortality, morbidity and cognitive problems...
This decentralized evaluation was commissioned by the WFP India Country Office and covers the Pilot Project towards Improving Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) through the Integrated...
Background
This study characterized undernutrition among children (0–24 months) by age groups specified for Infant and Young Child-feeding (IYCF) and determined the association between child malnutrition...
Objectives: We evaluated changes in priority indicators of child growth from 2006 to 2021 and examined the role of human development measures in these changes. Methods: We estimated...
How does nutrition improve? We need to understand better what drives both positive and negative change in different contexts, and what more can be...
A multicentric study is being conducted in which children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aged 6–59 months are identified with only weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) − 3 criteria. The present...