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. 2016 May 9;11(5):e0153221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153221

Table 2. Top ten questions ranked by RPS.

Question Rank Question no. Answerability Usefulness Impact RPS AEA
Can interventions outside of the 1000 days lead to catch-up in height and in other developmental markers? 1 24 93.8 93.8 85.7 91.1 0.84
What timely interventions work to mitigate seasonal peaks in undernutrition (both wasting and stunting)? 2 27 93.3 86.7 86.7 88.9 0.80
What is the optimal formulation of RUTF to promote optimal ponderal growth and also support linear growth during and after SAM recovery? 3 20 84.4 93.8 83.3 87.2 0.85
What is the role of pre-pregnancy nutritional status in determining risk of being born stunted and/or wasted? 4 7 88.2 86.7 85.7 86.9 0.82
What are effective packages of interventions for both maternal nutrition and new-born outcomes? 5 28 93.3 90.6 75.0 86.3 0.79
Can nutrition convalescent support prevent both wasting and stunting? 6 21 89.3 90.6 73.3 84.4 0.79
What practical linkages between interventions to treat and prevent wasting and stunting will have the highest impact? 7 30 78.1 90.6 83.3 84.0 0.74
What new interventions work in trial conditions for treating severe stunting in order to prevent associated mortality? 8 23 71.9 87.5 89.3 82.9 0.74
What role does gut health/inflammation play in wasting? 9 11 81.3 90.6 76.7 82.8 0.72
Does treatment of wasting support catch-up in linear growth? 10 5 86.1 78.1 80.0 81.4 0.77