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The problem
Intervention: Identification and targeting of mothers with chronic energy deficiency (malnutrition) as a risk factor for child stunting
Who it was tested with: 83 toddlers and their mothers registered at a health center in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia; 74.7% of mothers aged 20–35 years.
The same group is measured before the intervention and again afterwards, with a baseline and an endline and sometimes a midline. Change is visible, but other causes cannot be ruled out.
"A statistically significant association was found between maternal chronic energy deficiency (CED; MUAC < 23.5 cm) and toddler stunting (p < 0.001), with 87% of children born to CED mothers being stunted." This finding shows that maternal malnutrition during pregnancy is a measurable risk factor for stunting, supporting the need for maternal nutrition programmes.
Retrospective design limits ability to establish causation; no comparison group or randomisation; data quality depends on completeness of health handbooks; small sample size from single health center; cannot account for unmeasured confounders such as paternal factors, household food security, or child feeding practices.
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