Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases

Global success case analyses have identified factors supporting reductions in stunting across countries; less is known about successes at the subnational levels. We studied four states in India, assessing contributors to reductions in stunting between 2006 and 2016. Using public datasets, literature...

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Autores principales: Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Kaur, Supreet, Bhatia, Neena, Sarwal, Rakesh, de Wagt, Arjan, Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar, Menon, Purnima
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141315
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author Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, Lan Mai
Kaur, Supreet
Bhatia, Neena
Sarwal, Rakesh
de Wagt, Arjan
Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar
Menon, Purnima
author_browse Avula, Rasmi
Bhatia, Neena
Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar
Kaur, Supreet
Menon, Purnima
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Sarwal, Rakesh
Tran, Lan Mai
de Wagt, Arjan
author_facet Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, Lan Mai
Kaur, Supreet
Bhatia, Neena
Sarwal, Rakesh
de Wagt, Arjan
Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar
Menon, Purnima
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description Global success case analyses have identified factors supporting reductions in stunting across countries; less is known about successes at the subnational levels. We studied four states in India, assessing contributors to reductions in stunting between 2006 and 2016. Using public datasets, literature review, policy analyses and stakeholder interviews, we interpreted changes in the context of policies, programs and enabling environment. Primary contributors to stunting reduction were improvements in coverage of health and nutrition interventions (ranged between 11 to 23% among different states), household conditions (22–47%), and maternal factors (15–30%). Political and bureaucratic leadership engaged civil society and development partners facilitated change. Policy and program actions to address the multidimensional determinants of stunting reduction occur in sectors addressing poverty, food security, education, health services and nutrition programs. Therefore, for stunting reduction, focus should be on implementing multisectoral actions with equity, quality, and intensity with assured convergence on the same geographies and households.
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spelling CGSpace1413152025-10-26T13:02:24Z Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases Avula, Rasmi Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, Lan Mai Kaur, Supreet Bhatia, Neena Sarwal, Rakesh de Wagt, Arjan Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar Menon, Purnima health households stunting multi-stakeholder processes nutrition nutrition interventions child stunting Global success case analyses have identified factors supporting reductions in stunting across countries; less is known about successes at the subnational levels. We studied four states in India, assessing contributors to reductions in stunting between 2006 and 2016. Using public datasets, literature review, policy analyses and stakeholder interviews, we interpreted changes in the context of policies, programs and enabling environment. Primary contributors to stunting reduction were improvements in coverage of health and nutrition interventions (ranged between 11 to 23% among different states), household conditions (22–47%), and maternal factors (15–30%). Political and bureaucratic leadership engaged civil society and development partners facilitated change. Policy and program actions to address the multidimensional determinants of stunting reduction occur in sectors addressing poverty, food security, education, health services and nutrition programs. Therefore, for stunting reduction, focus should be on implementing multisectoral actions with equity, quality, and intensity with assured convergence on the same geographies and households. 2022-08 2024-04-12T13:37:40Z 2024-04-12T13:37:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141315 en Open Access Springer Avula, Rasmi; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai; Kaur, Supreet; Bhatia, Neena; Sarwal, Rakesh; de Wagt, Arjan; Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar; and Menon, Purnima. 2022. Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases. Food Security 14:1085-1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01252-x
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nutrition
nutrition interventions
child stunting
Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, Lan Mai
Kaur, Supreet
Bhatia, Neena
Sarwal, Rakesh
de Wagt, Arjan
Chaudhery, Deepika Nayar
Menon, Purnima
Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title_full Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title_fullStr Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title_full_unstemmed Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title_short Reducing childhood stunting in India: Insights from four subnational success cases
title_sort reducing childhood stunting in india insights from four subnational success cases
topic health
households
stunting
multi-stakeholder processes
nutrition
nutrition interventions
child stunting
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141315
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