Waly DIOUF is a social sciences researcher holding a PhD in Sociology from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and a Master’s in Public Health from Aix-Marseille University. He has over ten years of experience in West and Central Africa. A socio-anthropologist, he specializes in qualitative research, using NVivo and Atlas.ti for data collection and analysis. He has led national studies on nutrition, child growth, food consumption, and anemia among adolescents, providing insights into the sociocultural factors influencing nutrition in school and community settings. His career also includes the evaluation of health interventions, the management of clinical trials, and epidemic responses, including Ebola and COVID-19, with a particular focus on Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE). His expertise spans several countries in West and Central Africa, including Senegal, Guinea, Niger, Gabon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Context and Research Questions Stunting is characterized by a height, weight, or body mass index below expected values, or by a variation in the height-to-weight ratio exceeding two percentiles on age…
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