Why are some children under 24 months still undernourished in urban and peri-urban Vientiane? A mixed-methods study

• Kethmany Ratsavong ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kethmany.ratsavong@gmail.com

  Affiliations Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI), Ministry of Health, Sisattanack, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Athena Institute, Vrije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7075-2246

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• Dirk Essink,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Athena Institute, Vrije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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• E. Pamela Wright,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Guelph International Health Consulting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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• Somphou Sayasone,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI), Ministry of Health, Sisattanack, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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• Sengchanh Kounnavong,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI), Ministry of Health, Sisattanack, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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• Jacqueline E. W. Broerse

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Athena Institute, Vrije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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