A5020022804- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- ICT in Developing Communities
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Community Health and Development
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Professional Education and Research Institute
2021-2023
John Snow (United States)
2015-2023
Center for Advancing Health
2019
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
2012
University Research Co (United States)
2006
BackgroundAlmost a quarter of the world's undernourished people live in India. We tested effects three nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions on maternal and child nutrition India.MethodsWe did parallel, four-arm, observer-blind, cluster-randomised trial Keonjhar district, Odisha, A cluster was one or more villages with combined minimum population 800 residents. The clusters were allocated 1:1:1:1 to control group an intervention fortnightly women's groups meetings household...
This paper describes the process used to develop an integrated set of culturally sensitive, evidence-based counselling tools (job aids) by using qualitative participatory research. The aim intervention was contribute improving infant feeding services for HIV positive women in Kilimanjaro Region Tanzania.Formative research a combination methods preceded development and mapped existing practices, perceptions attitudes towards (HIV/IF) among mothers, counsellors community members. Intervention...
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a major global health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), that associated with poor physical mental health, but its association breastfeeding practices understudied. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recommend children initiate within first hour of birth be exclusively breastfed for 6 months life. Breastfeeding critical to newborn survival, exclusive...
A trial of three nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions with participatory videos and women's group meetings in rural Odisha, India, found improvements maternal child dietary diversity, limited effects on agricultural production, no women children's nutritional status. Our process evaluation explored fidelity, reach, mechanisms behind interventions' effects. We also examined how context affected implementation, mechanisms, outcomes. used data from intervention monitoring systems,...
Maternal and child undernutrition have adverse consequences for pregnancy outcomes morbidity mortality, they are associated with low educational attainment, economic productivity as an adult, human wellbeing. 'Nutrition-sensitive' agriculture programs could tackle the underlying causes of undernutrition. This study is a four-arm cluster randomised controlled trial in Odisha, India. Interventions follows: (1) agricultural extension platform women's groups viewing discussing videos on...
Heat-treating expressed breastmilk is recommended as an interim feeding strategy for HIV-exposed infants in resource-poor countries, but data on its feasibility are minimal. Flash-heating (FH) a simple in-home technique heating that inactivates HIV although preserving nutritional and anti-infective properties. Our primary objective was to determine, among HIV-infected mothers, the protocol adherence of FH after 6 months exclusive breastfeeding.Prospective longitudinal.One hundred one...
Economic evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions are scarce, limiting assessment their potential affordability and scalability. We conducted cost–consequence analyses 3 participatory video-based fortnightly women's group meetings using the following platforms: 1) NSA videos; 2) nutrition-specific or 3) videos with a learning action (PLA) cycle. Interventions were tested in 32-mo, 4-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial, Upscaling Participatory Action Videos for...
Abstract Nutrition‐sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions offer a means to improve the dietary quality of rural, undernourished populations. Their effectiveness could be further increased by understanding how household dynamics enable or inhibit uptake NSA behaviours. We used convergent parallel mixed‐methods design describe links between dynamics—specifically intrahousehold power inequalities and cooperation—and explore whether mediated modified effects tested in cluster‐randomized...
Abstract Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion is a key component in the set of high impact interventions to improve nutrition. The literature provides evidence positive IYCF through various platforms, including communities. In 2009, UNICEF WHO agreed that global, “generic” package resources tools plan, implement, monitor community‐based programmes build skills workers was needed. 2010, Community Young Child Feeding Counselling Package finalized field tested under strategic...
Addressing undernutrition requires strategies that remove barriers to health for all. We adapted an intervention from the 'UPAVAN' trial a mobile (m-UPAVAN) during COVID-19 pandemic in rural Odisha, India. In UPAVAN, women's groups viewed and discussed participatory videos on nutrition-specific nutrition-sensitive agricultural (NSA) topics. m-UPAVAN, weekly audios same topics were disseminated via WhatsApp interactive voice response system. assessed feasibility, acceptability, equity of...
Undernutrition causes around 3.1 million child deaths annually, 45% of all deaths. India has one the highest proportions maternal and undernutrition globally. To accelerate reductions in undernutrition, nutrition-specific interventions need to be coupled with nutrition-sensitive programmes that tackle underlying undernutrition. This paper describes planned economic evaluation UPAVAN trial, a four-arm, cluster randomised controlled trial tests nutritional agricultural impacts an innovative...
UNICEF's Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package (the Package), was launched by in 2010 to equip community workers for IYCF promotion. Though the use at least 68 countries end of 2014, no formal evaluation had been conducted. In response, we evaluated impact Package, when implemented scale, on priority practices Nigeria. collaboration with Kaduna State Ministry Health, two local government areas (LGA) (one intervention one comparison) were selected. Intervention...
To provide greater understanding of the dietary intakes adolescent girls (10-20 y) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), a systematic literature review was conducted to identify studies wi...
Across the globe, children and adolescents are at high risk of experiencing a triple burden malnutrition. Hence there is need to understand what themselves perceive as drivers barriers healthier food choices. We sought themselves: see biggest influences on their own nutritional needs propose way forward for direct action improve dietary Adolescents' experiences nutrition were collected in workshops using an innovative 'distributed data gathering' methodology. Participants (N = 655 12–18...
This study evaluates the cost benefit of implementing a maternal and child health pilot intervention led by community-based organization using localized videos. The staff its village-level workers were trained on producing screening short 8--12 minute videos recommended nutrition behaviors among rural communities in Keonjhar district Odisha, India USAID-funded Strengthening Partnerships Results Innovations Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project Digital Green. community was SPRING Green key that...