Stunting predictors among children aged 0-24 months in Southeast Asia: a scoping review.
Via Eliadora Togatorop, Laili Rahayuwati, Raini Diah Susanti and 1 others
PMID 38747809WHAT IT FOUND
Stunting in Southeast Asian children aged 0-24 months had 34 reported predictors across 13 factors, with maternal factors the most frequent.
Low birth weight, short maternal stature, low maternal education, and age 12-23 months were among the strongest reported.
Key findings
01The review identified 13 stunting factors and 34 predictors in children aged 0-24 months in Southeast Asia.
02The mother factor had the most predictors, 7 of 34.
03Child age 12-23 months, maternal education ≤9 years, low birth weight, and short maternal stature under 151 cm were reported with the largest relative ratios, up to two times.
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What it does not show
Only English peer-reviewed articles published from January 2012 to February 2023 were searched, so relevant local-language studies may be missing. Not all Southeast Asian countries provided articles that met the inclusion criteria. The included studies were observational or secondary data analyses, so the review maps reported predictors rather than showing which change will prevent stunting. The review was designed to map predictors, not to test interventions.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these predictors as proof that changing any one factor will prevent stunting. The review mapped observational studies, so it shows reported predictors, not tested interventions.