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Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
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posted on 2023-06-09, 20:20 authored by Damaris K Kinyoki, Aaron E Osgood-Zimmerman, Brandon V Pickering, Lauren E Schaeffer, Laurie B Marczak, Alice Lazzar-Atwood, Michael L Collison, Nathaniel J Henry, Zegeye Abede, Abdu A Adamu, Victor Adekanmbi, Keivan Ahmandi, Olufemi Ajumobi, Ayman Al-Eyadhy, Kebede Kassaye, Local Burden of Disease Child Growth Failure, othersChild growth failure (CGF), manifested as stunting, wasting, and underweight, is associated with high 5 mortality and increased risks of cognitive, physical, and metabolic impairments. Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face the highest levels of CGF globally. Here we illustrate national and subnational variation of under-5 CGF indicators across LMICs, providing 2000–2017 annual estimates mapped at a high spatial resolution and aggregated to policy-relevant administrative units and national levels. Despite remarkable declines over the study period, many LMICs remain far from the World Health 10 Organization’s ambitious Global Nutrition Targets to reduce stunting by 40% and wasting to less than 5% by 2025. Large disparities in prevalence and rates of progress exist across regions, countries, and within countries; our maps identify areas where high prevalence persists even within nations otherwise succeeding in reducing overall CGF prevalence. By highlighting where subnational disparities exist and the highest-need populations reside, these geospatial estimates can support policy-makers in planning locally 15 tailored interventions and efficient directing of resources to accelerate progress in reducing CGF and its health implications.
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The Global Atlas of Podoconiosis; G1974; WELLCOME TRUST; 201900/Z/16/Z
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- Published
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NatureISSN
0028-0836Publisher
Nature ResearchExternal DOI
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7789Volume
577Page range
231-234Department affiliated with
- Global Health and Infection Publications
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- Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research Publications
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- Yes
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2020-01-24First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-01-24First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2020-01-23Usage metrics
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