Maternal and child nutrition in Nepal: Examining drivers of progress from the mid-1990s to 2010s

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dc.creatorCunningham, Kenda
dc.creatorHeadey, Derek D.
dc.creatorSingh, Akriti
dc.creatorKarmacharya, Chandni
dc.creatorRana, Pooja Pandey
dc.date2017-06
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:38Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:25:48Z
dc.descriptionThis paper explores the drivers of Nepal's maternal and child nutrition success using document review, interviews with mothers, and quantitative analysis of DHS datasets. Our qualitative and quantitative analyses both highlight similar policy and community level changes but limited improvements in child feeding and care practices. Improvements in four key drivers of nutritional change emerged: health services, sanitation, education, and wealth. However, the relative contributions of each factor varied by indicator, with health services more important for linear growth among children, and sanitation more important for weight gain among both children and mothers. We conclude with a discussion bringing the qualitative and quantitative findings together into key lessons from Nepal's success.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104130
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCunningham, Kenda; Headey, Derek D.; Singh, Akriti; Karmacharya, Chandni; and Rana, Pooja Pandey. 2017. Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal: Examining drivers of progress from the mid-1990s to 2010s. Global Food Security 13(June 2017): 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.02.001
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectundernutrition
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectthinness
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectmothers
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectwasting disease (nutritional disorder)
dc.subjecthygiene
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.titleMaternal and child nutrition in Nepal: Examining drivers of progress from the mid-1990s to 2010s
dc.typeJournal Article

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