Table 1.
Characteristics of the key informants in the interview.
Table 2.
Underlying factors affecting nutritional policies for children under 5 years of age in Iran.
Table 3.
Demographic, health, and economic indicators related to nutrition in children under 5 years.
Table 4.
Summary of the findings of the nutrition policymaking process for children under 5 years.
Fig 1.
Multiple streams in the process of nutrition policies agenda for children under five years’ old.
According to the Kingdon’s theory, the window of opportunity opens when the three streams exist simultaneously. At present, there is a need to strengthen the political stream so that the window of opportunity can be formed correctly, which seems to be the reason for the lack of a nationwide program and document on child nutrition.
Table 5.
Actors and stakeholders in nutrition policies for children under the age of five.