Child stunting prevalence determination at sector level in Rwanda using small area estimation
Innocent Ngaruye, Joseph Nzabanita, François Niragire, Theogene Rizinde, Joseph Nkurunziza, Jean Bosco Ndikubwimana, Charles Ruranga, Ignace Kabano, Dieudonne N Muhoza, Jeanine Ahishakiye · 2023
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Innocent Ngaruye and nine colleagues estimated child stunting rates for every sector of Rwanda, the country's smallest administrative level. Globally, over 148 million young children were stunted in twenty twenty-two. Rwanda's national rate stood at about thirty-four percent, but national averages cannot guide local interventions. Survey data are too sparse to measure each of 416 sectors directly. Small area estimation borrows strength from related data through a statistical model.
The model combined survey results with significant covariates to produce sector estimates with error bounds. Only forty sectors had met the national target of nineteen percent or less. Nearly half, 194 sectors, remained far from it. The twenty twenty-three map tells planners exactly where nutrition programs are failing, sector by sector, instead of hiding pockets of crisis inside a national mean.
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| CREATOR | Innocent Ngaruye, Joseph Nzabanita, François Niragire, Theogene Rizinde, Joseph Nkurunziza, Jean Bosco Ndikubwimana, Charles Ruranga, Ignace Kabano, Dieudonne N Muhoza, Jeanine Ahishakiye |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |