Optima Nutrition: an allocative efficiency tool to reduce childhood stunting by better targeting of nutrition-related interventions

• Main Authors: Ruth Pearson (Author), Madhura Killedar (Author), Janka Petravic (Author), Jakub J. Kakietek (Author), Nick Scott (Author), Kelsey L. Grantham (Author), Robyn M. Stuart (Author), David J. Kedziora (Author), Cliff C. Kerr (Author), Jolene Skordis-Worrall (Author), Meera Shekar (Author), David P. Wilson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Child stunting due to chronic malnutrition is a major problem in low- and middle-income countries due, in part, to inadequate nutrition-related practices and insufficient access to services. Limited budgets for nutritional interventions mean that available resources must be targe...