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Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global estimates for 2017, 9.6% of children under 5 years old are stunted. Worldwide evidence shows that actions for preventing stunting and catching-up growth are relevant if addressed by all the sectors involved. Therefore, there is a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34559499 http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6017 |
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author | Rueda-Guevara, Paola Botero-Tovar, Natalia Trujillo, Kenny Margarita Ramírez, Andrea |
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description | INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global estimates for 2017, 9.6% of children under 5 years old are stunted. Worldwide evidence shows that actions for preventing stunting and catching-up growth are relevant if addressed by all the sectors involved. Therefore, there is a need to identify 'intersectoral actions' to address the risk of stunting during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life. OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe worldwide evidence for prevention, nutritional interventions, and 'intersectoral collaboration' efforts against stunting in infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a systematic review in 2019 (PROSPERO CRD42019134431). The search included PubMed, OVID, and Web of Science, as well as WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) official documents and expert recommendations. RESULTS: We selected 231 studies: 86.1% described prevention-related factors, 30.7%, nutritional interventions, and 52.8% intersectoral collaboration efforts; 36.4% of the studies were conducted in multiple regions; 61% of the studies described the importance of interventions during pregnancy, 71.9% from birth up to 6 months old, and 84.8% from 6 months up to 2 years old. The most frequent variables described were antenatal care, nutritional counseling for the mother and the newborn, and counseling on micronutrient supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based understanding of actions geared towards monitoring the risk of stunting-associated factors from pregnancy up to 2 years old is critical. |
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spelling | pubmed-85195932021-10-18 Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review Rueda-Guevara, Paola Botero-Tovar, Natalia Trujillo, Kenny Margarita Ramírez, Andrea Biomedica Original Article INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global estimates for 2017, 9.6% of children under 5 years old are stunted. Worldwide evidence shows that actions for preventing stunting and catching-up growth are relevant if addressed by all the sectors involved. Therefore, there is a need to identify 'intersectoral actions' to address the risk of stunting during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life. OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe worldwide evidence for prevention, nutritional interventions, and 'intersectoral collaboration' efforts against stunting in infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a systematic review in 2019 (PROSPERO CRD42019134431). The search included PubMed, OVID, and Web of Science, as well as WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) official documents and expert recommendations. RESULTS: We selected 231 studies: 86.1% described prevention-related factors, 30.7%, nutritional interventions, and 52.8% intersectoral collaboration efforts; 36.4% of the studies were conducted in multiple regions; 61% of the studies described the importance of interventions during pregnancy, 71.9% from birth up to 6 months old, and 84.8% from 6 months up to 2 years old. The most frequent variables described were antenatal care, nutritional counseling for the mother and the newborn, and counseling on micronutrient supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based understanding of actions geared towards monitoring the risk of stunting-associated factors from pregnancy up to 2 years old is critical. Instituto Nacional de Salud 2021-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8519593/ /pubmed/34559499 http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6017 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License |
spellingShingle | Original Article Rueda-Guevara, Paola Botero-Tovar, Natalia Trujillo, Kenny Margarita Ramírez, Andrea Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title | Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title_full | Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title_fullStr | Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title_full_unstemmed | Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title_short | Worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: A systematic review |
title_sort | worldwide evidence about infant stunting from a public health perspective: a systematic review |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34559499 http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6017 |
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