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How to prevent stunting in Latin America? (Great infographic from Sight and Sound http://www.sightandlife.org/fileadmin/data/Infographics/Sightandlife_prevention_of_stunting_in_latin_america.pdf) zerohunger
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This infographic is the property of Sight and Life: www.sightandlife.org | Design by S1 Communication Design: www.s1-buero.comThis infographic
Preven� on of S� n� ng in La� n America
Optimal health, growth, and development
> A non-stunted child has the best opportunity to achieve their optimal physical and mental capacity, increasing their ability to learn and their � ture earning capacity.
> A non-stunted woman is more likely to give birth to an infant with a healthy birth weight, who is in turn less likely to be stunted, helping to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.²
47% of children in the region are stunted. The lowest prevalence is 6% in Costa Rica, the highest 48% in Guatemala
Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
> Increasing access to improved water, sanitation, and healthcare facilities is essential for disease prevention and treatment
> Children with access to improved WASH facilities have greater height gains compared with children who have no access
89% of people use improved drinking water sources and 74% use improved sanitation facilities
47% of children under � ve years with diarrhea received oral rehydration and continued feeding
Maternal health and nutrition
> 20% of all stunting is the result of poor growth in the womb
> Interventions to improve maternal nutritional status need to target pre-conception
12% of infants are born small for gestational age
Infant and young child feeding
> Exclusive breastfeeding until six months is the best start for an infant
> A� er six months of age children who receive continued breastfeeding to at least two years of age together with safe and appropriate complementary food grow signi� cantly taller than those with the in� equent unvaried diets.
Only 36% of infants are exclusively breastfed until six months of age
42% of breastfed children aged 6–23 months receive a minimal acceptable diet.¹
References: 1Lutter et al. Undernutrition, poor feeding practices, and low coverage of key nutrition interventions. Pediatrics; 2011: 128 e1418 | 2 Varela-Silva M, Azcorra H, Dickinson F, Bogin B, Fisancho A. Influence of maternal stature, pregnancy age, and infant birth weight on growth during childhood in Yucatan, Mexico: a test of the intergernational effects hypothesis. Am J Hum Biol 2009;21:657–63. Unless otherwise stated data are from: UNICEF. State of the Worlds Children; Children in an Urban World. 2012