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Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length velocity (change in cm since start of supplementation) · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 315 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Stunting · children under 5 years old

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… showed no clear difference in height‐for‐age (z‐score) compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 2601 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Height‐for‐age (z‐score) Length gain (6 months) · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 653 participants
Low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Height‐for‐age (%) at 18 months, 21 months Length gain · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 324 participants
Moderate

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length velocity (cm/month) · children under 5 years old

It is very uncertain whether micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… changes length velocity (cm/month) compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.22 [0.02, 0.43]
1 study · 75 participants
Very low

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in children vs no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length velocity, and length at 12 months)

Length (cm) · children under 5 years old

Micronutrient or macronutrient supplementation interventions in… showed no clear difference in length (cm) at 12 months compared with no intervention, or placebo to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 2.3
1 study · 100 participants
Low