Abstract
While Afghanistan has made progress in improving the nutritional status of children and women, rates of under‐nutrition, stunting and wasting remain among the highest in the world, requiring attention to address immediate and underlying causes (Varkey et al. 2015). Given potential human, societal and economic gains from investment in nutrition (Branca et al. 2015) reducing the dual burden of acute and chronic undernutrition must figure among social sector and development priorities for the country.
Highlights
Authors Ariel Higgins Steele, Piyali Mustaphi, Sherin Varkey, Humayoun Ludin, Najibullah Safi, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
The 2013 survey showed malnutrition rates among children 0 to 59 months of age with stunting at 40.9%, severe stunting at 20.9%, and moderate stunting at 20%
Given that up to a fifth of all stunting in young infants may be associated with fetal growth retardation (Black et al 2013) and the recognized association of stunting with maternal height in neighbouring Pakistan
Summary
Authors Ariel Higgins Steele, Piyali Mustaphi, Sherin Varkey, Humayoun Ludin, Najibullah Safi, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta. Comparisons of two national nutrition surveys in Afghanistan (2004 and 2013) show gradual improvements in the nutritional status of women and children, and yet, the rates of undernutrition continue to be too high.
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