POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research – Issue 16
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research – Issue 16

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2017-03-16

Total Pages: 16

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This issue of the Abstract Digest features our new Policy Note, summarizing costs of delivering a set of essential nutrition interventions at scale in India. We also bring to you the new WHO guidelines for improving the quality of maternal and newborn health and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, two Alive & Thrive studies on IYCF, work on the performance of anganwadis under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), models for the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and studies on ICDS and health programs that deliver the essential nutrition interventions in India.

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.

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 43
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 43

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2022-03-09

Total Pages: 10

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In this 43rd issue of the POSHAN Abstract Digest, we bring to you a collection of interesting articles on various topics pertaining to maternal and child nutrition. This short issue features studies that assess annual trends in wasting and anemia among children under the age of 5 years using national survey data, the relationship of anthropometric failure with child mortality, and the effectiveness of participatory women’s groups scaled up by the public health system to improve birth outcomes. There are also two studies focusing on the role of community health workers (CHWs), namely in providing maternal nutrition counselling to improve child nutrition, and the effect of home visits on infant health.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 46
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 46

Author: Avula, Rasmi

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2023-11-27

Total Pages: 14

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Issue 46 of the POSHAN Abstract Digest brings to you yet another collection of articles on various maternal and child nutrition topics. This issue features studies on the prevalence and impact of anaemia in adolescents, an ecological analysis of child undernutrition and overweight, micronutrient supplementation and linear growth, diets, diet quality, and dietary diversity. growth. This issue also include two studies- one on cost-consequence analyses and another on the process evaluation-based on nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions implemented in Odisha to improve maternal and child health nutrition. Other interesting studies included in this issue are on birthweight data quality, decentralization in the Integrated Child Development Services, use of digital technology to improve service delivery, and changes to service delivery in multiple states across India during COVID-19.

POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 40
POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 40

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 24

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In this 40th issue of the POSHAN Abstract Digest, we bring to you a collection of articles on the burden of malnutrition in India, its distribution patterns and determinants. You will find several articles focused on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive solutions aimed at improving nutritional outcomes and determinants. This issue also features two articles on data for nutrition, one pertaining to data availability for nutrition financing in India and another describing the current situation of reliable biomarker data availability on micronutrient deficiencies at the global level. We have also included a small section on COVID-19 focused peer-reviewed articles.

POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 29
POSHAN's abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 29

Author: Avula, Rasmi, ed.

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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Total Pages: 14

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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, articles from three special issues including BMJ Global Health’s supplement on the measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition, Maternal & Child Nutrition’s supplement on the marketing and consumption of commercial foods fed to young children in low and middle‐income countries, and the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences’ special issue on the risk of excessive intake of vitamins and minerals are featured in this issue.

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.