Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Evidence review

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dc.creatorRoschnik, Natalie
dc.creatorNorthcote, Callum
dc.creatorChalemera, Jacqueline
dc.creatorNowa, Mphatso
dc.creatorLupafaya, Phindile
dc.creatorBhaiji, Rashida
dc.creatorMuseka Saidi, Tendai
dc.creatorMhango, Brian
dc.date2022-11-01
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:14Z
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:00:04Z
dc.descriptionA review of evidence was conducted to understand the trends and determinants of malnutrition and identify interventions and programmes that improved maternal and child nutrition in Malawi. While children are less malnourished than two decades ago, one in three children remains stunted (37%) and 63% are anaemic. Children born from younger and less educated mothers, or from poorer rural households are more likely to be malnourished. One in ten children are born with a low birth weight (< 2.5kgs), with nearly half of them stunted by age two. The main causes of malnutrition include recurring sickness, poor infant and young child feeding and hygiene practices and low use of health and nutrition services, influenced by a wide range of factors, including food insecurity, poverty, gender inequality and food taboos. Programme evaluations and intervention trials have shown mixed results but overall highlight the need to address the multiple underlying drivers of malnutrition, rather than focus on one intervention.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91682
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studies
dc.publisherSave the Children
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRoschnik, Natalie; Northcote, Callum; Chalemera, Jacqueline; Nowa, Mphatso; Lupafaya, Phindile; Bhaji, Rashida; Museka Saidi, Tendai; and Mhango, Brian. 2022. Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Evidence review. Stories of Change in Nutrition November 2022. Brighton, UK; London: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Save the Children. http://doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2022.079
dc.subjectmaternal and child health
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectfood access
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectinfant feeding
dc.subjecthygiene
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectmaternal nutrition
dc.titleMalawi stories of change in nutrition: Evidence review
dc.typeBrief

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