Abstract In 2012, the World Health Organization adopted a resolution on maternal, infant
and young child nutrition that included a global target to reduce by 40% the number of …

Background Child stunting and linear growth faltering have declined over the past few
decades and several countries have made exemplary progress. Objectives To synthesize …

Stunting and chronic undernutrition among children in South Asia remain a major
unresolved global health issue. There are compelling intrinsic and moral reasons to ensure …

Childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development,
globally affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years. Stunting, or …

The risk of stunted growth and development is affected by the context in which a child is born
and grows. This includes such interdependent influences as the political economy, health …

Background Progress has been made worldwide in reducing chronic undernutrition and
rates of linear growth stunting in children under 5 y of age, although rates still remain high in …

The latest available data indicate that 38% of South Asia's children aged 0–59 months are
stunted. Such high prevalence combined with the region's large child population explain …

Meeting the high nutrient needs of pregnant and lactating women and their young children
in regions such as South Asia is challenging because diets are dominated by staple foods …

ObjectiveTo quantify the prevalence and trends of stunting among children using the WHO
growth standards. DesignFive hundred and seventy-six nationally representative surveys …

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa,∼ 40% of children< 5 y old are stunted, with levels that
have remained largely unchanged over the past 2 decades. Although the complex …