Co-Occurrence of Stunting and Off-Track Early Child Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This cross-sectional study of young children in LMICs suggests that a significant proportion were both stunted and had off-track ECD. These findings underscore the need for multisectoral interventions that holistically target nutrition, health, and ECD risks to ensure that all children globally can thrive, especially those facing the double burden of stunting and off-track ECD.
Authors
- Rockli Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9864-3957)
- Helen O. Pitchik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5665-0884)
- Lilia Bliznashka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2084-1141)
- Joshua Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-468X)
- Hyejun Chi
Institutions
- International Food Policy Research Institute (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Korea University (KR)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.62263
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24