Open AccessImpact Evaluation of a Comprehensive Nutrition Program for Reducing Stunting in Children Aged 6–23 Months in Rural Malawi
Author(s) -
Parul Christian,
Kristen M. Hurley,
John Phuka,
Yunhee Kang,
Julie RuelBergeron,
Audrey J Buckland,
Maithilee Mitra,
Lee Wu,
Rolf Klemm,
Keith P. West
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa236
Subject(s) - medicine , dietary diversity , malnutrition , sanitation , anemia , hygiene , environmental health , standard score , malaria , pediatrics , demography , food security , biology , ecology , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science , immunology , agriculture
The prevalence of stunting in central rural Malawi is ∼50%, which prompted a multipronged nutrition program in 1 district from 2014 to 2016. The program distributed a daily, fortified, small-quantity lipid-based nutritional supplement, providing 110 kcal and 2.6 g of protein to children aged 6-23 mo, and behavior change messages around optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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