POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 34
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 34

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2020-06-30

Total Pages: 14

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This issue of Abstract Digest comes to you at a time when the global nutrition research community is actively looking for ways to address malnutrition in the changing context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The articles in this issue include a modelling study by Roberton and colleagues on early estimates of the indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, and comments on it.

POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 30
POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 30

Author: Rasmi Avula

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2019-10-29

Total Pages: 16

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In this issue of Abstract Digest, we present to you a collection of articles on various outcomes, determinants and interventions related to maternal and child nutrition, from around the world and India, in particular. Additionally, we bring to you two salient reports, which have been released recently. UNICEF’s Children, Food and Nutrition: Growing well in a changing world highlights the state of the world’s children in 2019. India’s Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey provides significant information on malnutrition, anemia and micronutrient deficiencies among children and adolescents in India.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 38
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 38

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2021-03-02

Total Pages: 11

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Issue 38 of the Abstract Digest brings to you a series of studies on nutrition outcomes, including prevalence of stunting and its association with women’s empowerment, nutrients in complementary feeding, and the impact of nutritional interventions among lactating mothers. In this issue we have also included two special sections. One features COVID-19 related studies and blogs, and the other features studies that have used the recently released National Family Health Survey-5 data.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 44
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 44

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2022-05-18

Total Pages: 18

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Issue 44 of the POSHAN Abstract Digest, brings to you yet another collection of articles on various topics pertaining to maternal and child nutrition. This issue features several studies on the nutritional status of adolescents and the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and body composition with children’s health. A few studies look at coverage of nutrition and health interventions in the country, including the Anemia Mukt Bharat program and the National Rural Health mission.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 41
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 41

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 13

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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.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research – Issue 15
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research – Issue 15

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2016-12-24

Total Pages: 20

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This last issue of the Abstract Digest for 2016 brings to focus the importance of maternal factors including pre- and peri-conceptional nutrition, education and stature, as well as macro-level factors such as sustained economic growth and investments in health, education, and water for the overall well-being of a child.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 49
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 49

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2023-07-24

Total Pages: 21

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The 49th issue of Abstract Digest features a set of studies on child growth, including patterns of child stunting in low- and middle-income countries, various forms of inequities in child growth, and the role of milk in child growth. It also includes studies on obesity in India and the double burden of malnutrition. Anemia is also highlighted in this issue, with one article presenting a framework on integrated action for anemia and the other exploring the timely diagnosis of anemia. This edition also presents various studies examining the factors associated with coverage of antenatal coverage, with maternal behavior change, with kangaroo mother care, and with breastfeeding practices. Two articles focus on frontline workers, and there is a systematic review that examines dietary diversity and undernutrition among school children. Moreover, this issue features authors’ correspondence and responses in The Lancet on gender sensitivity in the National Family Health Surveys.

POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 26
POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 26

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2019-02-20

Total Pages: 14

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We are delighted to present to you the first issue of Abstract Digest for this year. This issue has two important LANCET Commission Reports. The EAT–Lancet Commission is the first of a series of initiatives on nutrition, led by The Lancet in 2019, followed by the Commission on the Global Syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. Along with these, we have articles from an issue of Public Health Nutrition that focuses on child and adolescent nutrition, and much more.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 45
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 45

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2022-09-27

Total Pages: 13

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In this 45th issue of the POSHAN Abstract Digest, we bring you a collection of articles on child, adolescent, and maternal malnutrition. It features studies on micronutrient deficiencies and on anemia among adolescents, inequities in undernutrition among children, and inequities in overweight and obesity among women. It also features an evaluation study of self-group-based behavior change intervention in rural India and its impacts on multiple maternal and child outcomes, and a comprehensive review of smartphone applications delivering child nutrition information.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 48
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 48

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2023-04-24

Total Pages: 14

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The 48th issue of Abstract Digest features studies on anemia highlighting trends, inequities, and determinants of anemia among various population groups. Another study examined micronutrient deficiencies and their association with cognitive function among children and adolescents. This issue also includes the latest Lancet 2023 Breastfeeding Series editorial and three-papers that outline the multifaceted and highly effective strategies used by commercial formula manufacturers to target parents, health-care professionals, and policy-makers. Other studies included are on patterns in the prevalence of unvaccinated children, variations in measures of poverty, and an assessment of progress on the sustainable development goals. Another study examined the validity of maternal reports of receiving counseling on infant and young child feeding, and yet another one examined utilization of systematic review-based evidence in formulating guidelines for the National Health Programme.