Influence of maternal knowledge of causes and consequences of stunting on infant and young child feeding practices in Rwanda
Theobald Mporanyi, Jeanine Condo, Gashaija Absolomon, Marlene Mporanyi, Felix K. Rubuga, Cyprien Munyanshongore · 2025
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Theobald Mporanyi and five co-authors link what mothers in Rwanda know about stunting with how they feed their young children, in a study published in two thousand twenty-five. Stunting, or stunted growth from poor nutrition, affects a third of Rwandan children under five. The team surveyed two thousand two hundred eighty-six mothers and caregivers across ten districts, scoring what they knew about causes and effects of stunting and how they fed infants and toddlers.
Nearly half had low knowledge of causes, above all the role of infections. More than two in five misread the effects, most often the harm to child development. Three in five fed their children in ways judged poor, and only about three in ten met the minimum accepted diet mark. The authors tie knowledge gaps to feeding gaps.
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| CREATOR | Theobald Mporanyi, Jeanine Condo, Gashaija Absolomon, Marlene Mporanyi, Felix K. Rubuga, Cyprien Munyanshongore |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 91 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |