Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana: a focus on stunting and anemia among children under-five years (2009 – 2018)

Richmond Aryeetey (), Afua Atuobi-Yeboah (), Lucy Billings (), Nicholas Nisbett (), Mara den Bold () and Mariama Toure ()
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Richmond Aryeetey: University of Ghana
Afua Atuobi-Yeboah: University of Ghana
Lucy Billings: International Food Policy Research Institute
Nicholas Nisbett: Institute of Development Studies
Mara den Bold: International Food Policy Research Institute
Mariama Toure: International Food Policy Research Institute

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, No 4, 355-379

Abstract: Abstract The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghana between 2009 and 2018, and which priority policies and programs will further improve nutrition outcomes. Trends and potential drivers of stunting (height-for-age z-score

Keywords: Stories of change; Stunting; Anemia; Drivers; Child; Ghana; Policy; Program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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