Child Growth Stunting: A Comprehensive Scientific Literature Review of Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Evidence-Based Interventions
Background: Child growth stunting, defined as a height-for-age z-score (HAZ) below −2 SD based on World Health Organization standards, remains a major global public health challenge, affecting approximately 149 million children under five worldwide. Progress has stalled well short of the World Health Assembly target of...