Selected primary data sources/cohorts and resulting publications on stunting in Guatemala
| Source | Publications, 2000–2018, n | Years of data collection | Description |
| Demographic and Health Surveys40 | 8 | 1987, 1995, 1998–999, 2002, 2008–2009, 2014–2015 | Representative, population-based sampling using standardised questions and indicators permitting cross-country comparisons on important topics, including household composition, fertility and family planning, maternal and child health indicators, and child growth and nutrition |
| INCAP Study3 | 35 | 1969–1977, 1988–1989, 1991–1996, 1996–1999, 1997–1999, 2002–2004, 2005–2007 | A cluster-randomised study of the effect of early complementary feeding and health services for pregnant and lactating women and children from birth to 7 years of age, carried out in four villages in eastern Guatemala in 1969–1977, with subsequent multigenerational follow-up of the cohort, yielding insights into the impact of complementary feeding on growth and long-term outcomes, such as economic productivity, schooling and non-communicable diseases |
| Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research41 | 5 | 2008–present | Funded through a public–private partnership between the National Institutes of Health of the United States and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a multicountry collaborative which includes a maternal newborn health registry, as well as multiple clinical trials |
| National Standards of Living Survey42 | 7 | 2000, 2006, 2011, 2014 | A representative, population-based survey run by the Guatemalan Institute of Statistics, which includes data on socioeconomic indicators, poverty, work conditions, as well as child growth and other health indicators |
| Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Longitudinal Study43 | 1 | 1953–1999 | The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Longitudinal Study was a study of human growth and intelligence that enrolled children from seven urban and two rural schools, with regular measurements. The data are partly cross-sectional and partly longitudinal and are still only partially collated but may include observations on >130 000 children |
INCAP, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama.