Community-driven strategies for preventing childhood stunting: perspectives from parents and front-line workers in Rwanda
Enhancing community coordination, promoting nutrition education, ensuring access to health and family planning services, and strengthening caregiver capacity were suggested as essential community-driven strategies to reduce stunting.
Authors
- Noël Korukire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-5138)
- Theogene Habumugisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-9043)
- Joseph Karemera
- Cyprien Munyanshongore
- Eric Matsiko
- Lawrence Rugema
- Jean de Dieu Habimana
- Maryse Umugwaneza
Institutions
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1725510
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
- European Commission
- Fondation Nestlé
- African Population and Health Research Center