TY - JOUR
T1 - Proyección del Impacto de La Política Nutricional para Mejorar el Retraso del Crecimiento en Niños
T2 - Un Estudio de Caso en Guatemala Usando la Herramienta Lives Saved Tool
AU - Tschida, Scott
AU - Cordon, Ana
AU - Asturias, Gabriela
AU - Mazariegos, Mónica
AU - Kroker-Lobos, María F.
AU - Jackson, Bianca
AU - Rohloff, Peter
AU - Flood, David
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: Child stunting is a critical global health issue. Guatemala has one of the world's highest levels of stunting despite the sustained commitment to international nutrition policy best practices endorsed by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement. Our objective was to use Guatemala as a case study to project the impact of a recently published national nutrition policy, the Great Crusade, that is consistent with SUN principles. Methods: We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to project the impact of scaling-up of nutrition interventions proposed in the Great Crusade and recommended by SUN. Our outcomes were changes in stunting prevalence, number of stunting cases averted, and number of cases averted by intervention in children under 5 years of age from 2020 to 2030. We considered 4 scenarios: (1) intervention coverage continues based on historical trends, (2) coverage targets in the Great Crusade are achieved, (3) coverage targets in the Great Crusade are achieved with reduced fertility risk, and (4) coverage reaches an aspirational level. Results: All scenarios led to modest reductions in stunting prevalence. In 2024, stunting prevalence was estimated to change by -0.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]= 0.0%,-0.2%) if historical trends continue, -1.1% (95% CI=-0.8%,-1.5%) in the Great Crusade scenario, and -2.2% (95% CI=-1.6%,-3.0%) in the aspirational scenario. In 2030, we projected a stunting prevalence of -0.4% (95% CI=-0.2%,-0.8%) and -3.7% (95% CI=-2.8%, -5.1%) in the historical trends and aspirational scenario, respectively. Complementary feeding, sanitation, and breastfeeding were the highest-impact interventions across models. Conclusions: Targeted reductions in child stunting prevalence in Guatemala are unlikely to be achieved solely based on increases in intervention coverage. Our results show the limitations of current paradigms recommended by the international nutrition community. Policies and strategies are needed to address the broader structural drivers of stunting.
AB - Background: Child stunting is a critical global health issue. Guatemala has one of the world's highest levels of stunting despite the sustained commitment to international nutrition policy best practices endorsed by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement. Our objective was to use Guatemala as a case study to project the impact of a recently published national nutrition policy, the Great Crusade, that is consistent with SUN principles. Methods: We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to project the impact of scaling-up of nutrition interventions proposed in the Great Crusade and recommended by SUN. Our outcomes were changes in stunting prevalence, number of stunting cases averted, and number of cases averted by intervention in children under 5 years of age from 2020 to 2030. We considered 4 scenarios: (1) intervention coverage continues based on historical trends, (2) coverage targets in the Great Crusade are achieved, (3) coverage targets in the Great Crusade are achieved with reduced fertility risk, and (4) coverage reaches an aspirational level. Results: All scenarios led to modest reductions in stunting prevalence. In 2024, stunting prevalence was estimated to change by -0.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]= 0.0%,-0.2%) if historical trends continue, -1.1% (95% CI=-0.8%,-1.5%) in the Great Crusade scenario, and -2.2% (95% CI=-1.6%,-3.0%) in the aspirational scenario. In 2030, we projected a stunting prevalence of -0.4% (95% CI=-0.2%,-0.8%) and -3.7% (95% CI=-2.8%, -5.1%) in the historical trends and aspirational scenario, respectively. Complementary feeding, sanitation, and breastfeeding were the highest-impact interventions across models. Conclusions: Targeted reductions in child stunting prevalence in Guatemala are unlikely to be achieved solely based on increases in intervention coverage. Our results show the limitations of current paradigms recommended by the international nutrition community. Policies and strategies are needed to address the broader structural drivers of stunting.
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U2 - 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00585
DO - 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00585
M3 - Article
C2 - 34933973
AN - SCOPUS:85122571491
SN - 2169-575X
VL - 9
SP - 752
EP - 764
JO - Global health, science and practice
JF - Global health, science and practice
IS - 4
ER -