Improving nutrition outcomes through enhanced allocative efficiency of investments in 24 high risk counties in Kenya: An Optima Nutrition modelling study
This study provided a comprehensive assessment of the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and anemia among children under five years in 24 counties in Kenya. The Optima model suggested that scaling up nutrition-specific interventions under the same baseline budgets could lead to significant reductions in stunting, wasting, and anemia in Kenya. Additionally, the study identified interventions that should be prioritized during nutrition intervention resource allocation.
Authors
- Nick Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-0798)
- Anthony Ngugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-8717)
- Morris Ogero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-6289)
- Veronica Kirogo
Institutions
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323391
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24
Funders
- African Academy of Sciences