No magic bullets: Insights on drivers of stunting decline from an analysis of subnational success cases in India

Global attention to reducing childhood stunting has increased the demand for guidance on translating policies into impact. Evidence from national-level success cases is emerging but little is known about how subnational entities can accelerate change. In India, despite a common national framework of...

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Autores principales: Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kohli, Neha, Kanani, Shubhada, Menon, Purnima
Formato: Resumen
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142455
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Sumario:Global attention to reducing childhood stunting has increased the demand for guidance on translating policies into impact. Evidence from national-level success cases is emerging but little is known about how subnational entities can accelerate change. In India, despite a common national framework of programs/policies targeting many determinants of child growth, stunting reduction has varied across states. We aimed to understand drivers of change in stunting at state-level and to identify programmatic, social and political factors that contributed to these changes.