674 results on '"Avula, Rasmi'
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102. State nutrition profile: Chandigarh
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Phuong Hong Nguyen, Purnima Menon, Esha Sarswat, William Joe, Robert Johnston, Neena Bhatia, Rakesh Sarwal, Sudhir.K. Singh, Rasmi Avula, and Aditya Madhusudan
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- 2022
103. State nutrition profile: Karnataka
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Phuong Hong Nguyen, Purnima Menon, Esha Sarswat, William Joe, Robert Johnston, Neena Bhatia, Rakesh Sarwal, Sudhir.K. Singh, Rasmi Avula, and Soyra Gune
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- 2022
104. Smarter policies for enhanced food security and food system outcomes
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Michael Wang, Purnima Menon, Rasmi Avula, Shivani Kachwaha, and Phuong Hong Nguyen
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- 2022
105. COVID-19 disruptions to health and nutrition services in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Michael Wang, Purnima Menon, Rasmi Avula, Shivani Kachwaha, and Phuong Hong Nguyen
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- 2022
106. Can digitally enabling community health and nutrition workers improve services delivery to pregnant women and mothers of infants? Quasi-experimental evidence from a national-scale nutrition programme in India
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Sumeet R Patil, Sneha Nimmagadda, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Rasmi Avula, Sumati Bajaj, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Anshuman Paul, Lia Fernald, Purnima Menon, and Dilys Walker
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Pediatric ,Community Health Workers ,and promotion of well-being ,Health Policy ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Infant ,Mothers ,Reproductive health and childbirth ,Prevention of disease and conditions ,maternal health ,health services research ,nutrition ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Clinical Research ,Pregnancy ,child health ,3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing ,Humans ,Female ,Pregnant Women ,Public Health ,Child ,health systems evaluation - Abstract
BackgroundIndia’s 1.4 million community health and nutrition workers (CHNWs) serve 158 million beneficiaries under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme. We assessed the impact of a data capture, decision support, and job-aid mobile app for the CHNWs on two primary outcomes—(1) timeliness of home visits and (2) appropriate counselling specific to the needs of pregnant women and mothers of children MethodsWe used a quasi-experimental pair-matched controlled trial using repeated cross-sectional surveys to evaluate the intervention in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (MP) separately using an intention-to-treat analysis. The study was powered to detect difference of 5–9 percentage points (pp) with type I error of 0.05 and type II error of 0.20 with endline sample of 6635 mothers of children ResultsAmong pregnant women and mothers of children ConclusionThe at-scale app integrated with ICDS improved provision of services under the purview of CHNWs but not those that depended on systemic factors, and was relatively more effective when baseline levels of services were low. Overall, digitally enabling CHNWs can complement but not substitute efforts for strengthening health systems and addressing structural barriers.Trial registration numberISRCTN83902145.
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- 2021
107. Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent‐interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India
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Purnima Menon, Rebecca Heidkamp, Rasmi Avula, Sattvika Ashok, Sunny S. Kim, and Melinda K. Munos
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RC620-627 ,Applied psychology ,Judgement ,India ,Mothers ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,intervention coverage ,Cognition ,Pregnancy ,Intervention (counseling) ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Medicine ,Humans ,Meaning (existential) ,Cognitive interview ,Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,Child ,cognitive interview ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Recall ,business.industry ,maternal and child nutrition ,Interpretation (philosophy) ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Gynecology and obstetrics ,Original Articles ,Nutrition Surveys ,Test (assessment) ,Breast Feeding ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,RG1-991 ,Original Article ,Female ,business - Abstract
Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question's intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued. We used cognitive interviewing to qualitatively assess respondents' interpretation of and responses to questions pertaining to maternal and child nutrition intervention coverage. We conducted interviews to cognitively test 25 survey questions with mothers (N = 21) with children less than 1 year in Madhya Pradesh, India. Each question was followed by probes to capture information on four cognitive stages—comprehension, retrieval, judgement, and response. Data were analysed for common and unique patterns across the survey questions. We identified four types of cognitive challenges: (1) retention of multiple concepts in long questions: difficulty in comprehending and retaining questions with three or more key concepts; (2) temporal confusion: difficulty in conceptualizing recall periods such as “in the last 6 months” as compared to life stages such as pregnancy; (3) interpretation of concepts: mismatch of information being asked, meaning of certain terms and intervention scope; and (4) understanding of technical terms: difficulty in understanding commonly used technical words such as “breastfeeding” and “antenatal care” and requiring use of simple alternative language. Findings from this study will be useful for stakeholders involved in survey design and implementation, especially those conducting large‐scale household surveys to measure coverage of essential nutrition interventions.
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- 2021
108. Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed?1
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Avula, Rasmi, Raykar, Neha, Menon, Purnima, and Laxminarayan, Ramanan
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109. Impacts of COVID-19 on Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights From Phone Surveys and Administrative Data
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Lan Mai Tran, Rasmi Avula, Anjali Pant, Sebanti Ghosh, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Phuong H. Nguyen, Purnima Menon, Shivani Kachwaha, Praveen Kumar Sharma, and Monika Walia
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Global Nutrition ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Service delivery framework ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Workload ,language.human_language ,Phone ,Pandemic ,Workforce ,Food policy ,language ,Business ,Socioeconomics ,Personal protective equipment ,Food Science - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has significant potential implications for health systems, but little primary evidence is available on effects on health and nutrition services. We aimed to examine changes in service provision and utilization during the pandemic in Uttar Pradesh, India and identify positive adaptations to service delivery. METHODS: We conducted longitudinal surveys with frontline workers (FLW, n = 313) and mothers of children
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110. Bridging the Gap Between Intent & Interpretation: Enhancing Survey Questions on Maternal & Child Nutrition Intervention Coverage Through Cognitive Interviewing in India
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Sunny S. Kim, Sattvika Ashok, Rasmi Avula, Rebecca Heidkamp, Melinda K. Munos, and Purnima Menon
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Nutrition and Dietetics ,Bridging (networking) ,Intervention (counseling) ,Interpretation (philosophy) ,Maternal child ,Methods ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Cognitive interview ,Psychology ,Food Science ,Developmental psychology - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question's intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued. We used cognitive interviewing to qualitatively assess respondents’ interpretation and responses to questions pertaining to maternal and child nutrition intervention coverage. METHODS: We conducted interviews with mothers (N = 21) with children less than one year in Madhya Pradesh, India, to cognitively test 25 survey questions. Each question was followed by probes to capture information on four cognitive stages - comprehension, retrieval, judgement, and response. Interviews were recorded and notes were taken on verbal and non-verbal cues. Data were analyzed for common and unique patterns across the survey questions within the cognitive domains and grouped into challenges. RESULTS: We identified four types of cognitive challenges: 1) Poor retention of multiple concepts in long questions: difficulty in comprehending and retaining questions with three or more key concepts; 2) Temporal confusion: difficulty in conceptualizing recall periods such as “in the last 6 months” as compared to life stages such as pregnancy; 3) Misinterpretation of concepts: misinterpretation of the information being asked; meaning of certain terms such as “animal-source foods” was considered as referring to meat products only and not milk and eggs; scope of intervention using the phrase “talk with you” in referring to counseling was interpreted in different ways by respondents; and 4) Poor understanding of technical terms: difficulty in understanding even commonly-used technical words such as “breastfeeding” and “antenatal care” requiring the use of plain and simple alternative language. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study will be useful for stakeholders involved in survey design and implementation, especially those conducting large-scale household surveys to improve coverage data of essential nutrition interventions, which is critical for policy actions FUNDING SOURCES: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the DataDENT initiative and the Improving Measurement and Program Design grant, and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), led by the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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- 2021
111. The Role of Stakeholder Framing in Nutrition Agenda-Setting to Address the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Tamil Nadu, India
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Christine E. Blake, Anne Marie Thow, Angela D. Liese, Rasmi Avula, Shilpa Constantinides, and Edward Frongillo
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Global Nutrition ,Economic growth ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Double burden ,Stakeholder ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Developing country ,medicine.disease ,language.human_language ,Malnutrition ,Framing (construction) ,Political science ,Tamil ,Food policy ,language ,medicine ,Food Science - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in many low- and middle-income countries through double duty strategies requires understanding of how stakeholder framing influences nutrition agenda-setting at the subnational level where policies are translated to address local context. We aimed to identify differences in frames of undernutrition and nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Tamil Nadu, India and to show how the frames reflect stakeholder intention and action regarding nutrition actions. METHODS: Tamil Nadu is experiencing chronic undernutrition and increasing NCDs and has a history of commitment to addressing undernutrition. We conducted in-depth interviews with stakeholders from nutrition-sensitive disciplines using semi-structured questionnaires (n = 28). Stakeholder responses and established policy process frameworks guided interview coding and thematic analysis. RESULTS: The frames of undernutrition and NCDs comprised five domains: problem identification, risk factors, target populations, roles for stakeholders, and policy and program response. To address undernutrition, stakeholders consistently identified problems, risk factors, and target populations. Roles and responsibilities for stakeholders were defined, resulting in multisectoral strategies. For NCDs, stakeholders inconsistently identified the same domains, resulting in lack of convergence and bottlenecks to implementing double duty actions. CONCLUSIONS: Nutrition-related NCDs have not reached a critical level of priority and coherence among state-level stakeholders regarding problem identification, risk factors, target populations, responsibility, and solutions, preventing political commitment to addressing them through inclusion in the policy agenda, dedicated resources, and convergence of multisectoral efforts. Development and implementation of multisectoral double duty strategies likely to be effective at the subnational level will require stakeholders to address three challenges in agenda-setting: adequate priority given to the problem, coherence of the policy community, and convergence of actions by multisectoral stakeholders. FUNDING SOURCES: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through POSHAN, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute.
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- 2021
112. COVID-19 Disrupted Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights from Service Providers, Household Phone Surveys, and Administrative Data
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Shivani Kachwaha, Phuong H. Nguyen, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Lan M. Tran, Sebanti Ghosh, Rasmi Avula, Purnima Menon, Edward A. Frongillo, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Anjali Pant, and Monika Walia
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0301 basic medicine ,Service delivery framework ,service utilization ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Beneficiary ,India ,service delivery ,03 medical and health sciences ,AcademicSubjects/MED00060 ,0302 clinical medicine ,Phone ,Environmental health ,Pandemic ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Longitudinal Studies ,Personal protective equipment ,Family Characteristics ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Social distance ,Food Services ,COVID-19 ,Workload ,Service provider ,Health Services ,Telephone ,Community and International Nutrition ,nutrition ,Health Resources ,AcademicSubjects/SCI00960 ,Business - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may substantially affect health systems, but little primary evidence is available on disruption of health and nutrition services. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to 1) determine the extent of disruption in provision and utilization of health and nutrition services induced by the pandemic in Uttar Pradesh, India; and 2) identify how adaptations were made to restore service provision in response to the pandemic. METHODS: We conducted longitudinal surveys with frontline workers (FLWs, n = 313) and mothers of children
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113. Disruptions, restorations and adaptations to health and nutrition service delivery in multiple states across India over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: An observational study
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Rasmi Avula, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sattvika Ashok, Sumati Bajaj, Shivani Kachwaha, Anjali Pant, Monika Walia, Anshu Singh, Anshuman Paul, Ayushi Singh, Bharati Kulkarni, Deepak Singhania, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Little Flower Augustine, Madhulika Khanna, Maitreiyee Krishna, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Prakash Kumar Nayak, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Prerna Makkar, Puspen Ghosh, Sadhana Subramaniam, Sai Mala, Rakesh Giri, Sameeksha Jain, Santosh Kumar Banjara, Sapna Nair, Sebanti Ghosh, Suman Das, Sumeet Patil, Tanmay Mahapatra, Thomas Forissier, Priya Nanda, Suneeta Krishnan, and Purnima Menon
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Multidisciplinary ,Pregnancy ,Communicable Disease Control ,COVID-19 ,Humans ,India ,Nutritional Status ,Female ,Child ,Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena ,Pandemics - Abstract
Background Modeling studies estimated severe impacts of potential service delivery disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition outcomes. Although anecdotal evidence exists on disruptions, little is known about the actual state of service delivery at scale. We studied disruptions and restorations, challenges and adaptations in health and nutrition service delivery by frontline workers (FLWs) in India during COVID-19 in 2020. Methods We conducted phone surveys with 5500 FLWs (among them 3118 Anganwadi Workers) in seven states between August–October 2020, asking about service delivery during April 2020 (T1) and in August-October (T2), and analyzed changes between T1 and T2. We also analyzed health systems administrative data from 704 districts on disruptions and restoration of services between pre-pandemic (December 2019, T0), T1 and T2. Results In April 2020 (T1), village centers, fixed day events, child growth monitoring, and immunization were provided by Conclusions Services to mothers and children were disrupted during stringent lockdown but restored thereafter, albeit not to pre-pandemic levels. Rapid policy guidance and adaptations by FLWs enabled restoration but little remains known about uptake by client populations. As COVID-19 continues to surge in India, focused attention to ensuring essential services is critical to mitigate these major indirect impacts of the pandemic.
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114. Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent‐interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India
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Ashok, Sattvika, primary, Kim, Sunny S., additional, Heidkamp, Rebecca A., additional, Munos, Melinda K., additional, Menon, Purnima, additional, and Avula, Rasmi, additional
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115. COVID-19 Disrupted Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights from Service Providers, Household Phone Surveys, and Administrative Data
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Nguyen, Phuong H, primary, Kachwaha, Shivani, additional, Pant, Anjali, additional, Tran, Lan M, additional, Walia, Monika, additional, Ghosh, Sebanti, additional, Sharma, Praveen K, additional, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, additional, Frongillo, Edward A, additional, Menon, Purnima, additional, and Avula, Rasmi, additional
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116. Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Affects Dietary Intake, Micronutrient Intake, Gestational Weight Gain, and Breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation
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Nguyen, Phuong H, primary, Kachwaha, Shivani, additional, Tran, Lan M, additional, Avula, Rasmi, additional, Young, Melissa F, additional, Ghosh, Sebanti, additional, Sharma, Praveen K, additional, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, additional, Forissier, Thomas, additional, Patil, Sumeet, additional, Frongillo, Edward A, additional, and Menon, Purnima, additional
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117. Validation of Survey Questions on Counseling About Infant and Young Child Feeding Received by Mothers in Bihar, India
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Sattvika Ashok, Sunny Kim, Tanmay Mahapatra, Priya Gokhale, Melinda Munos, Rebecca Heidkamp, and Rasmi Avula
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Nutrition and Dietetics ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Food Science - Published
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118. Impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and coping strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India: a longitudinal community-based study
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Shivani Kachwaha, Lan M. Tran, Sebanti Ghosh, Rasmi Avula, Jessica Escobar-Alegria, Vishal Dev Shastri, Phuong H. Nguyen, Anjali Pant, Praveen Kumar Sharma, and Purnima Menon
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,Cross-sectional study ,India ,Global Health ,Food Supply ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Environmental health ,Pandemic ,Adaptation, Psychological ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Longitudinal Studies ,Child ,Pandemics ,0303 health sciences ,Family Characteristics ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Public health ,public health ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Food insecurity ,Food Insecurity ,nutrition ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Social protection ,Scale (social sciences) ,Communicable Disease Control ,Medicine ,Female ,Uttar pradesh ,business - Abstract
ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has profound negative impacts on people’s lives, but little is known on its effect on household food insecurity (HFI) in poor setting resources. This study assessed changes in HFI during the pandemic and examined the interlinkages between HFI with child feeding practices and coping strategies.DesignA longitudinal survey in December 2019 (in-person) and August 2020 (by phone).SettingCommunity-based individuals from 26 blocks in 2 districts in Uttar Pradesh, India.ParticipantsMothers with children Main outcomes and analysesWe measured HFI by using the HFI Access Scale and examined the changes in HFI during the pandemic using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank tests. We then assessed child feeding practices and coping strategies by HFI status using multivariable regression models.ResultsHFI increased sharply from 21% in December 2019 to 80% in August 2020, with 62% households changing the status from food secure to insecure over this period. Children in newly or consistently food-insecure households were less likely to consume a diverse diet (adjusted OR, AOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.95 and AOR 0.51, 95% CI 0.23 to 1.12, respectively) compared with those in food-secure households. Households with consistent food insecurity were more likely to engage in coping strategies such as reducing other essential non-food expenditures (AOR 2.2, 95% CI 1.09 to 4.24), borrowing money to buy food (AOR 4.3, 95% CI 2.31 to 7.95) or selling jewellery (AOR 5.0, 95% CI 1.74 to 14.27) to obtain foods. Similar findings were observed for newly food-insecure households.ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdown measures posed a significant risk to HFI which in turn had implications for child feeding practices and coping strategies. Our findings highlight the need for further investment in targeted social protection strategies and safety nets as part of multisectoral solutions to improve HFI during and after COVID-19.
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- 2021
119. Missed opportunities for delivering nutrition interventions in first 1000 days of life in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey, 2006 and 2016
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Purnima Menon, Nemat Hajeebhoy, Dinesh Baswal, Phuong H. Nguyen, Lan Mai Tran, Rasmi Avula, Vani Sethi, Alok Ranjan, and Alok Kumar
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Higher education ,Inequality ,media_common.quotation_subject ,030231 tropical medicine ,Psychological intervention ,India ,cross-sectional survey ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Environmental health ,Political science ,medicine ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Child ,Socioeconomic status ,Original Research ,media_common ,lcsh:R5-920 ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Public health ,public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Health services research ,Health Surveys ,health services research ,nutrition ,Survey data collection ,Female ,Residence ,business ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,health systems - Abstract
ObjectivesExisting health and community nutrition systems have the potential to deliver many nutrition interventions. However, the coverage of nutrition interventions across the delivery platforms of these systems has not been uniform. We (1) examined the opportunity gaps between delivery platforms and corresponding nutrition interventions through the continuum of care in India between 2006 and 2016 and and (2) assessed inequalities in these opportunity gaps.MethodsWe used two rounds of the National Family Health Survey data from 2005 to 2006 and 2015–2016 (n=36 850 and 190 898 mother–child dyads, respectively). We examine the opportunity gaps over time for seven nutrition interventions and their associated delivery platforms at national and state levels. We assessed equality and changes in equality between 2006 and 2016 for opportunity gaps by education, residence, socioeconomic status (SES), public and private platforms.ResultsCoverage of nutrition interventions was consistently lower than the reach of their associated delivery platforms; opportunity gaps ranging from 9 to 32 percentage points (pp) during the pregnancy, 17 pp during delivery and 9–26 pp during childhood in 2006. Between 2006 and 2016, coverage improved for most indicators, but coverage increases for nutrition interventions was lower than for associated delivery platforms. The opportunity gaps were larger among women with higher education (22–57 pp in 2016), higher SES status and living in urban areas (23–57 pp), despite higher coverage of most interventions and the delivery platforms among these groups. Opportunity gaps vary tremendously by state with the highest gaps observed in Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar islands, and Punjab for different indicators.ConclusionsIndia’s progress in coverage of health and nutrition interventions in the last decade is promising, but both opportunity and equality gaps remained. It is critical to close these gaps by addressing policy and programmatic delivery systems bottlenecks to achieve universal coverage for both health and nutrition within the delivery system.
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120. The Role of Stakeholder Framing in Nutrition Agenda-Setting to Address the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Tamil Nadu, India
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Constantinides, Shilpa, primary, Blake, Christine, additional, Frongillo, Edward, additional, Thow, Anne Marie, additional, Avula, Rasmi, additional, and Liese, Angela, additional
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121. Impacts of COVID-19 on Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights From Phone Surveys and Administrative Data
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Nguyen, Phuong, primary, Kachwaha, Shivani, additional, Pant, Anjali, additional, Tran, Lan Mai, additional, Walia, Monika, additional, Ghosh, Sebanti, additional, Sharma, Praveen Kumar, additional, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, additional, Menon, Purnima, additional, and Avula, Rasmi, additional
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122. Bridging the Gap Between Intent & Interpretation: Enhancing Survey Questions on Maternal & Child Nutrition Intervention Coverage Through Cognitive Interviewing in India
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Ashok, Sattvika, primary, Kim, Sunny S, additional, Avula, Rasmi, additional, Heidkamp, Rebecca A, additional, Munos, Melinda K, additional, and Menon, Purnima, additional
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123. India’s 2.42 Million Frontline Health Workers Enable Restoration of Health and Nutrition Service Delivery After Early COVID-19 Lockdowns
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Avula, Rasmi, primary, Nguyen, Phuong, additional, Ashok, Sattvika, additional, Bajaj, Sumati, additional, Kachwaha, Shivani, additional, Pant, Anjali, additional, Walia, Monika, additional, Singh, Anshu, additional, Paul, Anshuman, additional, Singh, Ayushi, additional, Kulkarni, Bharati, additional, Singhania, Deepak, additional, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, additional, Augustine, Little Flower, additional, Forissier, Thomas, additional, Menon, Purnima, additional, and Khanna, Madhulika, additional
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124. The Impact of COVID-19 on Household Food Insecurity and Interlinkages With Child Feeding Practices and Coping Strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kachwaha, Shivani, primary, Nguyen, Phuong, additional, Pant, Anjali, additional, Tran, Lan Mai, additional, Ghosh, Sebanti, additional, Sharma, Praveen Kumar, additional, Shashtri, Vishal Dev, additional, Escobar-Alegria, Jessica, additional, Avula, Rasmi, additional, and Menon, Purnima, additional
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125. Additional file 1 of Association between supportive supervision and performance of community health workers in India: a longitudinal multi-level analysis
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Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmi, Diamond-Smith, Nadia, Avula, Rasmi, Menon, Purnima, Fernald, Lia, Walker, Dilys, and Patil, Sumeet
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Additional file 1: Table S3. Full regression results of supportive supervision on CHW performance (odds ratios and robust 95 percent confidence intervals)
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126. State nutrition profile: Karnataka
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Rakesh Sarwal, Soyra Gune, Neena Bhatia, William Joe, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Purnima Menon, Shambhavi Singh, Robert Johnston, and Rasmi Avula
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Geography ,State (functional analysis) ,Socioeconomics - Published
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127. State nutrition profile: Kerala
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Purnima Menon, Rasmi Avula, Rakesh Sarwal, Neena Bhatia, S. K. Singh, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Soyra Gune, William Joe, and Robert Johnston
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Political science ,State (functional analysis) ,Socioeconomics - Published
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128. State nutrition profile: Assam
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Esha Sarswat, Rakesh Sarwal, Neena Bhatia, Purnima Menon, S. K. Singh, Robert Johnston, Rasmi Avula, Nishmeet Singh, Phuong Hong Nguyen, and William Joe
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Geography ,State (functional analysis) ,Socioeconomics - Published
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129. How childhood stunting reduced in Gujarat: An analysis of change between 1992 and 2016
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Nitya Rachel George, Sneha Mani, Neha Kohli, Rasmi Avula, Shubhada Kanani, Phuong Hong Nguyen, and Purnima Menon
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130. How childhood stunting reduced in Tamil Nadu: An analysis of change between 1992 and 2016
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Neha Kohli, Shilpa Constantinides, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Purnima Menon, and Rasmi Avula
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131. Improving maternal nutrition in India through integrated hot-cooked meal programs: A review of implementation evidence
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Shivani Kachwaha, Vani Sethi, William Joe, Rasmi Avula, Avula Laxmaiah, and Purnima Menon
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Meal ,business.industry ,Environmental health ,Medicine ,business - Published
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132. State nutrition profile: Jammu and Kashmir
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Rasmi Avula, Robert Johnston, Purnima Menon, S. K. Singh, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Anita Christopher, William Joe, Rakesh Sarwal, and Neena Bhatia
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Geography ,State (polity) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Socioeconomics ,media_common - Published
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133. How childhood stunting reduced in Tamil Nadu: An analysis of change between 1992 and 2016
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Avula, Rasmi; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Constantinides, Shilpa; Kohli, Neha, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Avula, Rasmi; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Constantinides, Shilpa; Kohli, Neha, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; POSHAN, PHND; A4NH; SAR, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), India comprises one-sixth of the world’s population and one-third of the global burden of undernutrition. Between 2006 and 2016, India made progress in reducing stunting among children below five years; the progress, however, has not been uniform across all its states (Menon et al. 2018). There are interstate differences in stunting reduction despite a common national policy framework for nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs. Given the paucity of insights on what factors drive successful change in nutritional outcomes such as stunting at the state level in India, we conducted studies in the four states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu. In this report, we document the story of change in Tamil Nadu, which is one of the exemplary states in India. With a long history of nutrition and health reforms, it stands out as a leader in social development. We aimed to update prior work on Tamil Nadu to assess more recent changes in nutritional outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. Our key goals were to: 1) examine changes in child stunting, known determinants of stunting and key health and nutrition interventions between 1992 and 2016; 2) assess the contribution of diverse determinants and intervention coverage changes to the changes in stunting between 2006 and 2016; and (3) interpret the changes in the context of policies, programs, and other changes in the state.
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134. Association between supportive supervision and performance of community health workers in India: A longitudinal multi-level analysis
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Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmi; Diamond-Smith, Nadia; Avula, Rasmi; Menon, Purnima; Fernald, Lia; Walker, Dilys; Patil, Sumeet, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima, Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmi; Diamond-Smith, Nadia; Avula, Rasmi; Menon, Purnima; Fernald, Lia; Walker, Dilys; Patil, Sumeet, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima
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PR, IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; DCA; POSHAN, PHND; A4NH; SAR, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) deliver services at-scale to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, but often face inadequate support from the health system to perform their job well. Supportive supervision is a promising intervention that strengthens the health system and can enable CHWs to offer quality services. Objectives We examined if greater intensity of supportive supervision as defined by monitoring visits to Anganwadi Centre, CHW-supervisor meetings, and training provided by supervisors to CHWs in the context of Integrated Child Services Development (ICDS), a national nutrition program in India, is associated with higher performance of CHWs. Per program guidelines, we develop the performance of CHWs measure by using an additive score of nutrition services delivered by CHWs. We also tested to see if supportive supervision is indirectly associated with CHW performance through CHW knowledge. Methods We used longitudinal survey data of CHWs from an impact evaluation of an at-scale technology intervention in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Since the inception of ICDS, CHWs have received supportive supervision from their supervisors to provide services in the communities they serve. Mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to test if higher intensity supportive supervision was associated with improved CHW performance. The model included district fixed effects and random intercepts for the sectors to which supervisors belong. Results Among 809 CHWs, the baseline proportion of better performers was 45%. Compared to CHWs who received lower intensity of supportive supervision, CHWs who received greater intensity of supportive supervision had 70% higher odds (AOR 1.70, 95% CI 1.16, 2.49) of better performance after controlling for their baseline performance, CHW characteristics such as age, education, experience, caste, timely payment of salaries, Anganwadi Centre facility index, motivation, and population served in their catchment area. A test of
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135. State nutrition profile: Assam
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Singh, Nishmeet; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Sarswat, Esha; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-4964 Singh, Nishmeet, Singh, Nishmeet; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Sarswat, Esha; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-4964 Singh, Nishmeet
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this Data Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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136. State nutrition profile: Karnataka
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Gune, Soyra; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Gune, Soyra; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, thisData Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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137. State nutrition profile: Jammu and Kashmir
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Christopher, Anita; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Christopher, Anita; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this Data Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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138. State nutrition profile: Sikkim
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Ashok, Sattvika; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S. K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-8892 Ashok, Sattvika; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Ashok, Sattvika; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S. K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-8892 Ashok, Sattvika; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this Data Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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139. State nutrition profile: Himachal Pradesh
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Christopher, Anita; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Sarswat, Esha; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-3228 Sarswat, Esha, Christopher, Anita; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Sarswat, Esha; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-3228 Sarswat, Esha
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this Data Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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140. State nutrition profile: Goa
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Wadhwani, Vishakha; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Wadhwani, Vishakha; Avula, Rasmi; Singh, S.K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong, and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-2894 Menon, Purnima; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-1674 Nguyen, Phuong Hong
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; CRP4; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; DCA, SAR; PHND; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. The findings here are based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 (2005-2006), 4 (2015-2016), and 5 (2019-2020). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this Data Note includes headcount-based analyses aligned to the POSHAN Abhiyaan monitoring framework and uses data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per the WHO guidelines.1 The Data Note includes a color-coded dashboard to compare the coverage of nutrition interventions across all the districts in the state. It concludes with key takeaways for children, women, and men and identifies areas where the state has potential to improve.
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141. POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 41
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Avula, Rasmi, ed., http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R., Avula, Rasmi, ed., and http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6964 Avula, R.
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Non-PR, IFPRI1; POSHAN; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; CRP4, PHND; SAR; A4NH, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), The 41st issue of POSHAN Abstract Digest brings to you yet again a tailored set of articles on malnutrition in India. This issue features a studies examining trends in nutrition outcomes, inequities associated with anthropometric failure, and role of WASH in addressing undernutrition. In addition, this issue also features articles on the intergenerational benefits of India’s national school feeding program, effect of women’s labor force participation on nutrition, and the role of maternal empowerment and paternal gender-equitable attitudes on stunting.
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142. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the frontline health workers/ auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated t
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143. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Households - Husbands
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the household/husband survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions : (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the comparison groups. The survey t
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144. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Accredited Social Health Activists
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the frontline health workers/ accredited social health activist (ASHA) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly
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145. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Supervisors of Frontline Health Workers
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the frontline health workers/supervisors survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the comparison gr
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146. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Households - Mothers/Mothers-in-Law
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the household/mothers/mothers-in-law survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions : (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the comparison group
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147. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Recruitment
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; IFPRI1; Open Access, PHND; SAR, CGIAR Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the household/pregnant women (PW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the nested cohort part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: 1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? 2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? 3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the main impact evaluation, the nested cohort surveys used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to
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148. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Postnatal
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Alive and Thrive; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; IFPRI1; Open Access, PHND; SAR, CGIAR Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the household/pregnant women (PW)/recently delivered women (RDW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the nested cohort part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the main impact evaluation, the nested cohort surveys used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two dis
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149. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Households - Recently Delivered Women
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the household/recently delivered women (RDW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions : (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the comparison group
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150. A&T India Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2019: Anganwadi Workers
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Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Avula, Rasmi; Kachwaha, Shivani; Menon, Purnima; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Alive and Thrive; IFPRI1; Open Access, A4NH; PHND, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), This dataset is the result of the frontline health workers/Anganwadi workers (AWW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy. A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? (2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program? (3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding. As with the baseline, the endline survey used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the c
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