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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Commonly Applied Social-Behavior Change Techniques Used in Complementary Feeding Programs in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
An examination of literature on complementary feeding interventions in lower- and middle-income countries since 2000, this scoping review considered 64 behavior change interventions. Across the interventions, authors identified 28 out of a possible 93 behavior change techniques (BCTs), estimating effectiveness ratios for each.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Impact on Child Acute Malnutrition of Integrating a Preventive Nutrition Package into Facility-Based Screening for Acute Malnutrition during Well-Baby Consultation: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Burkina Faso
Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) is an effective approach for treating acute malnutrition (AM), but low (50 percent) screening levels for AM impede effectiveness of CMAM. Scaling up screening coverage to 90 percent of acutely malnourished children could save 435,000 lives per year.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Facility‐ and Community‐based Delivery of Micronutrient Powders in Uganda: Opening the Black Box of Implementation Using Mixed Methods
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
The authors of this study sought to fill a gap in the documentation of lessons learned in micronutrient powder (MNP) implementation programs. To do so, they used a mixed method evaluation to compare community- and facility-based delivery of MNP and document users’ experiences.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Improve It: Experiences and Insights on Social Norms Measurement
Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Experts from Drexel University, CARE USA, UNICEF, and Emory University presented an overview on the state of social norms measures, building on the recently published guide titled Resources for Measuring Social Norms: A Practical Guide for Implementers.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health Surveys
Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Analyzing data from 50 Demographic and Health Surveys in 14 different countries since 2000, the authors of this study sought to detect trends in stunting and potential contributing factors. Their research found a decreasing trend in stunting among all countries.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Essential Nutrition Actions: Mainstreaming Nutrition throughout the Life-Course
Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
The World Health Organization has released updated Essential Nutrition Actions to mainstream nutrition throughout the life-course and support the Global Nutrition Targets 2025.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Using a Gender Lens to Understand Eating Behaviors of Adolescent Females Living in Low-income Households in Bangladesh
Social and Behavior Change and Gender
To understand individual, social, and environmental factors that influence eating behaviors of adolescent females in Bangladesh, researchers conducted this qualitative study, which found that household food insecurity, gender norms and discrimination, work and school schedules, and an inferior social position influence girls' level of psychological stress as well as food quality, quantity, and…
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Participatory Agroecological Research on Climate Change Adaptation Improves Smallholder Farmer Household Food Security and Dietary Diversity in Malawi
Food SystemsMonitoring, Evaluation, and LearningSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
This four-year mixed-methods study examined the effect that agroecological farming practices can have on food security and dietary diversity in Malawi.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Is Women’s Empowerment a Pathway to Improving Child Nutrition Outcomes in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Program? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Burkina Faso
Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Women's empowerment is thought to be a critical component in improving household nutrition. To test this theory, researchers used a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso that examined whether empowering women in four domains--purchasing decisions, healthcare decisions, family planning decisions, and spousal communication--improves child nutritional outcomes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Grab a Seat! Nudging Providers to Sit Improves the Patient Experience in the Emergency Department
Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Are patients in the emergency department more satisfied during a visit if the provider sits and are there ways to encourage providers to sit? These are the question researchers sought to answer in a prospective, controlled pre-post trial.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Fathers’ Experiences and Perspectives of Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review
Social and Behavior Change and Gender
The researchers conducted a scoping review across 18 international studies to determine the experiences, roles, and needs of fathers of breastfed infants and how health care providers can use this knowledge to assist, support, and engage fathers.