How do gender norms contribute to stunting in Ntchisi District, Malawi? a qualitative study
Gender norms that underpin inequalities in decision making for production and consumption of food undermine children's nourishment and contributes towards sustained child malnutrition in Ntchisi. Existing policy documents should revise their guidelines to incorporate gender norms as key determinants of malnutrition.
Authors
- Anne Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5295-1567)
- Frédérique Vallières (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-3029)
- Mairéad Finn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-6217)
- Whitney Mphangwe
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Malawi Government (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290199
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.31