A5079389921- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Global Education Systems and Policies
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
- Quality and Supply Management
- Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Power Quality and Harmonics
- Global Health Care Issues
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
Family Health International 360
2020-2025
Nutrition 21 (United States)
2025
Thrive
2020-2024
Raisoni Group of Institutions
2022
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
2013
Abt Global (United States)
2006-2007
ABSTRACT Alive & Thrive has been a major global nutrition initiative that aimed to learn how improve maternal, infant, young child, and adolescent health on large scale. During 2009–2014, developed implemented interventions infant child feeding at scale in three countries. Subsequently, expanded its work more than 15 geographies, including six country‐specific two regional programs, additionally address maternal while adding agriculture social protection programs nutrition. Reflecting...
ABSTRACT Greater efforts are needed to better integrate nutrition services focused on the first 1000 days into health systems. Key constraints large‐scale impact include scale of coverage, intensity and quality services. But there is little understanding date what comprises in context maternal, infant, young child adolescent (MIYCAN) This qualitative assessment presents findings from five countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India) where Alive Thrive (A&T) addressed...
Introduction Evidence on the rate at which double burden of malnutrition unfolds is limited. We quantified trends and inequalities in nutritional status adolescent girls adult women sub-Saharan Africa. Methods analysed 102 Demographic Health Surveys between 1993 2017 from 35 countries. assessed regional through cross-sectional series analyses ran multilevel linear regression models to estimate average annual change (AARC) prevalence underweight, anaemia, anaemia during pregnancy, overweight...
Although most health facilities in urban Nigeria are privately owned, interventions to promote optimal breastfeeding practices private have not previously been implemented.
Fathers are key influencers of complementary feeding practices, but few studies in low- and middle-income countries have measured the effects social behavior change communication (SBCC) targeted at both fathers mothers.
Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative designed to advance the implementation of maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) social behaviour change (SBC) at a large scale. The aims this research were to: (1) describe A&T's SBC processes their impact based on review programme documents peer-reviewed publications (2) gather lessons learned from key informant interviews (N = 23) with A&T staff stakeholders in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria Vietnam. approach used...
Abstract Alive & Thrive (A&T) provides strategic technical assistance (TA) to develop effective policies; improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) programme design implementation enhance system capacity sustain quality MIYCN service delivery at scale. A qualitative assessment was conducted using document review stakeholder interviews ( n = 79) describe a selection of A&T's TA in six countries systematically assess the contextual process‐related factors that...
The growing percentage of sensitive equipment and process downtime due to power quality problems has pointed out an incompatibility between the tolerances electronics appliances disturbances expected electric environment. Power analysis a particular premise helps study various issues present in supply distribution system take appropriate remedial actions. In this paper we carried at as well premises Chur textile industry. We recorded our observation, did on data found recommendations for same.
Household gender roles influence infant and young child feeding behaviours may contribute to suboptimal complementary practices through inequitable household decision-making, intra-household food allocation limited paternal support for resources caregiving. In Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, the Alive & Thrive (A&T) initiative implemented an intervention improve father engagement. This study describes among A&T participants how they maternal involvement in feeding. We...
Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) interventions in low-resource countries mainly target pregnant women mothers of children; however, fathers grandmothers also influence IYCF practices. We conducted focus group discussions with mothers, children across three time points areas where an social behaviour change intervention was implemented Nigeria to explore differences by participant type shifts over attitudes, beliefs norms related breastfeeding dietary diversity (DD). Overall, points, we...
Maternity protection policies are designed to preserve the health of working women and their infants, support optimal infant young child nutrition through breastfeeding prevent workplace discrimination against women. The aim this study was identify how advocates may be able effectively advance maternal leave lactation policies, two key maternity does so an exploration advocacy efforts in Indonesia, Nigeria, Philippines Vietnam. A desk review programme policy documents 20 informant interviews...
Evidence about the effects of mothers' decision-making autonomy on complementary feeding is not consistent, generating hypotheses whether social support moderates relation between and practice feeding.
Abstract The purpose of this study is to assess the impact a primary health care strengthening intervention on bypassing behavior in Albania, middle‐income country that has experienced substantial structural changes affect PHC and where among clients common. aimed improve quality low‐level facilities through improved availability use information, adoption clinical practice guidelines, provider training. employs quasi‐experimental research design evaluate utilization. survey findings suggest...
A quality assessment study was carried out in fifty engineering institutions India viz thirty five that were less than 10 years old (Type-1) and fifteen more (Type-2). On comparing Type-1 with Type-2 institutions, it evident scored significantly higher scores criteria's included Mission, goals organization, Financial resources Utilization, Physical resources, Human Teaching-learning processes, Research & Development Industry-Institute interaction. The also revealed the need to put into place...
Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are important for survival healthy growth, but IYCF remain suboptimal in Nigeria. The objective of this study was to measure the impact Alive & Thrive's social behavior change communication intervention on early initiation breastfeeding, exclusive minimum dietary diversity Kaduna Lagos States.
Most health care providers in Lagos State, Nigeria are private and not required to offer breastfeeding counseling women. From May 2019-April 2020, Alive & Thrive implemented a multicomponent promotion intervention facilities that included training support implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative provide pregnant women lactating mothers person on WhatsApp. We conducted mixed methods process evaluation 10 comparison examine feasibility acceptability of integrating into routine services....
In Kaduna State, Nigeria, Alive & Thrive implemented a multilevel, multicomponent intervention to engage fathers support dietary diversity among 6–23 month olds. The objectives of this implementation research were (1) examine the experiences community health extension workers (CHEWs) and religious leaders trained deliver intervention, (2) explore mothers' fathers' with components. After 12 months implementation, we conducted in-depth interviews CHEWs leaders, 16 separate focus group...
The exponential growth of engineering institutions in India necessitates quality processes, resources and manpower to produce graduates capable meeting industries' requirements. This requires the implementation Excellence models this context, Engineering model (E <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> m) has been developed. 10 criterions, on a 1000 scale implemented an institution, with pre post audits. implementtation score was...