Contextualising complementary feeding in a broader framework for stunting prevention
University of California, Davis · Washington University in St. Louis · +2 more institutions
Abstract
An estimated 165 million children are stunted due to the combined effects of poor nutrition, repeated infection and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. The complementary feeding period, generally corresponding to age 6-24 months, represents an important period of sensitivity to stunting with lifelong, possibly irrevocable consequences. Interventions to improve complementary feeding practices or the nutritional quality of complementary foods must take into consideration the contextual as well as proximal determinants of stunting. This review presents a conceptual framework that highlights the role of complementary feeding within the layers of contextual and causal factors that lead to stunted growth and…
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- 10.95
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- 100%
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5Topics & keywords
- Psychological intervention
- Sanitation
- Medicine
- Psychosocial
- Malnutrition
- Conceptual framework
- Environmental health
- Economic growth
- Zero hunger