World Bank2012-05-302012-05-3020070-8213-7019-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6651This study supports the development of a more coherent and effective nutrition strategy in Ecuador through an analysis of the main nutrition issues, based on in-depth statistical analysis of a large new household survey dataset (ENDEMAIN 2004) and other data sources, together with a review of qualitative evidence regarding behavioral and program-access obstacles to improved nutritional outcomes. It also reviews the existing programs and policies which aim to improve nutritional outcomes, considered the available evidence on the efficiency, effectiveness, targeting and inter-programmatic coherence of the programs and projects reviewed and suggests an agenda for policy discussions to improve these outcomes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CAREAGEDAGGRESSIVEANEMIAANEMIA PREVALENCEANIMAL PROTEINBABYBASIC HEALTH CAREBIRTH ATTENDANTBIRTH SPACINGBIRTHSBREAST-FEEDINGCENTER FOR HEALTHCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD GROWTHCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD STUNTINGCHILD SURVIVALCHILDBEARINGCHILDBIRTHCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCLINICSCOMPLEMENTARY FEEDINGCOSTSDAY CAREDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSDIARRHEADIETDIETARY PRACTICESDISEASESDISSEMINATIONEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC GROWTHEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFAMILY SIZEFEEDING HABITSFEEDING PROGRAMSFLOURFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITUREFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD POLICYFOOD SECURITYGOITERGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH MONITORINGGROWTH PROMOTIONHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH MINISTRIESHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITIONHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUNGERIDDILLNESSESIMCIIMMUNIZATIONINCIDENCE ANALYSISINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINDIGENOUS PEOPLEINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERVENTIONIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERSIRONLABOR FORCELEGAL STATUSLIFESTYLESLIVING STANDARDSMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION RATESMANDATESMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMEATMEDICINESMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCYMICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONSMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATIONMICRONUTRIENTSMIDWIVESMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMODERN HEALTH CAREMOTHERNATIONAL LEVELNURSESNUTRITIONNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION MONITORINGNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITION SECTORNUTRITION TRENDSNUTRITIONAL CONDITIONNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCYNUTRITIONAL OUTCOMESNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBESITYPATIENTSPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPHYSICIANSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOORPOOR FAMILIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION ACTIVITIESPOPULATION POLICYPOSTNATAL CAREPOVERTY MAPPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH SERVICESPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL HEALTHRURAL POPULATIONSSALT IODIZATIONSANITATIONSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL YEARSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL WELFARESPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSTUNTED CHILDSTUNTED CHILDRENSTUNTINGSUGARTARGETINGTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTTRADITIONAL PRACTICESUNDERNUTRITIONUNFPAUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMENURBAN AREASVITAMINVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVITAMINSWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORLD FOOD PROGRAMWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG MOTHERWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7019-3