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SynthesisNutrients2021

Household Food Insecurity, Dietary Diversity, and Stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

Goudja Gassara, Jihua Chen

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Goudja GassaraDepartment of Nutrition Science and Food Hygiene, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Jihua ChenDepartment of Nutrition Science and Food Hygiene, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2268-6050
Central South University · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81472972
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe significant public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa of household food insecurity is an underlying cause of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to systematically study the association between household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting.

methodsThis review was carried out based on the recommendations of PRISMA (2015). We searched the literature in six bibliographic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus. The research was based on studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa about household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting and was published between 2009 and 2020.

resultsOut of 2398 original articles identified, only 21 articles met the specific requirements of this review. Two-thirds of the articles selected showed that stunting was linked to household food insecurity and dietary diversity.

conclusionsThis study found that household food insecurity and dietary diversity are significantly associated with stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa. This review recommends that in order to yield a sustainable fight against childhood malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, reliable guidelines and strategies are needed to address these factors related to malnutrition.

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DietFamily CharacteristicsFood InsecurityAfrica South of the SaharaChildChild Nutrition DisordersChild, PreschoolGrowth DisordersHumansPublic Healthdietary diversityfood insecuritymalnutritionpublic healthstuntingSub-Saharan Africasystematic reviewundernutrition

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PMID34959953
PMCPMC8707760
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