No magic bullets: Insights on drivers of stunting decline from an analysis of subnational success cases in India

Avula, Rasmi; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Kohli, Neha; Kanani, Shubhada; and Menon, Purnima. 2020. No magic bullets: Insights on drivers of stunting decline from an analysis of subnational success cases in India. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(Supplement 2): 803. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_008

Global attention to reducing childhood stunting has increased the demand for guidance on translating policies into impact. Evidence from national-level success cases is emerging but little is known about how subnational entities can accelerate change. In India, despite a common national framework of programs/policies targeting many determinants of child growth, stunting reduction has varied across states. We aimed to understand drivers of change in stunting at state-level and to identify programmatic, social and political factors that contributed to these changes.