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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Sick Child Feeding Practice and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Children Less Than 24 Months Old, in Burayu Town, Ethiopia
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
It is important to optimize infant and young child feeding (IYCF), especially in the first 2 years of life, if a child is to develop to his or her full potential. Researchers conducted this study to assess IYCF practices among mothers with children under 24 months of age in Burayu Town, Ethiopia.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Different Combinations of Behavior Change Interventions and Frequencies of Interpersonal Contacts Are Associated with Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This study examined endline survey data from intervention evaluations in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to assess how different combinations of social and behavior change communication interventions and varying levels of exposure to the interventions affected infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Prevention of Child Wasting: Results of a Child Health & Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) Prioritisation Exercise
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Wasting
With nearly 50 million children under 5 years of age wasted, more research is needed on effective interventions. To help identify and prioritize the most important outstanding research questions in this area, the authors conducted a research prioritization exercise using the “Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative” method.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Potential Consequences of Expanded MUAC-Only Programs on Targeting of Acutely Malnourished Children and Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food Allocation: Lessons from Cross-Sectional Surveys
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Wasting
The “expanded MUAC-only” approach is being used in acute malnutrition programming, with a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of <125mm as the only measurement for screening and admission for treatment. This study explored the impact of the approach on eligibility for treatment and access to ready-to-use therapeutic foods.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Body Composition During Outpatient Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition: Results from a Randomised Trial Testing Different Doses of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Wasting
Ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF), dosed by body weight, are the basis of treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition. Weight gain is the main way to monitor the effectiveness of such therapies. Previous reporting claimed that a lower-than-recommended dose of RUTF led to no less weight gain than the standard dose.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Case Study from Colombia: Maximizing Impact on Children through Integrated Cash-Based Programming
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Food Security
In 2018, Save the Children, with support from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Office of Food for Peace, implemented a multi-purpose cash transfer “Plus” program in Colombia. The program was designed in response to the influx of Venezuelans into Colombia due to political and economic unrest.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
2019 Short Rains in East Africa Among the Wettest on Historical Record
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Food Security
FEWS NET experts released a special report to document the wettest rainfall season in 40 years in East Africa, from October-December of 2019. The impacts of this monumental rain season on food security are profound and have left 18-22 million people facing crisis outcomes in the region (Integrated Phase Classification 3 or higher). Climate shocks have led to challenges to resilience.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
A Systematic Review of Costing Studies for Implementing and Scaling-Up Breastfeeding Interventions: What Do We Know and What Are the Gaps?
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Breastfeeding
Despite the positive impact breastfeeding has on maternal and child health during infancy and beyond, exclusive breastfeeding is still underutilized. This review examines the costs of implementing and scaling-up breastfeeding interventions at multiple levels and the barriers to intervening in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Impact of Maternal Supplementation During Pregnancy and the First 6 Months Postpartum on the Growth Status of the Next Child Born After the Intervention Period: Follow‐Up Results from Bangladesh and Ghana
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Pregnancy and breastfeeding lower a mother’s nutrient stores, potentially affecting her nutritional status upon conceiving another child.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
How Can We Realise the Full Potential of Health Systems for Nutrition?
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Nutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingMicronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
Although the movement to eradicate malnutrition has been gaining momentum, countries are still struggling to achieve their nutrition goals. This article emphasizes the important role health systems play in nutrition intervention and examines how they are, or are not, reaching critical groups.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Effects of Preventive Nutrition Interventions among Adolescents on Health and Nutritional Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Adolescent NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
This article summarizes findings from 10 studies to assess the impact of preventative nutrition interventions on the health and nutrition of 10-19 year-olds in low- and middle-income countries.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Maternal Depression: The Potential Role of Nutrition in Prevention and Treatment
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Early Childhood DevelopmentNutrition and Health Systems
Micronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
Maternal depression can have a great impact on the health and development of both a mother and her child during pregnancy and for up to a year postpartum. This brief explores the risk factors that can lead to maternal depression, focusing heavily on the potential role specific nutrients play in supporting a mother’s mental health and the fetus’ development.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Improving Young Children’s Diets During the Complementary Feeding Period
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and LearningNutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
The complementary feeding period from 6 to 23 months of age is important for promoting physical and cognitive development, the effects of which will last into adulthood. This UNICEF guidance not only provides information on the benefits of and steps for complementary feeding, but also recognizes the difficulties many face in providing nutritious and sustainable diets for young children.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Breastfeeding and Prevention of Overweight in Children
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Early Childhood DevelopmentNutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingEconomic Growth
Breastfeeding gives a baby a healthy start in life that extends into adulthood and can even impact nations as a whole. This advocacy brief describes the various benefits of breastfeeding, focusing on the reduction of childhood overweight risk and obesity that can extend into adulthood.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Do's and Don'ts in Monitoring Salt Iodization and Iodine Status: Guidance on the Monitoring of Salt Iodization Programmes and Determination of Population Iodine Status
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Micronutrient Interventions
Representatives from the Iodine Global Network and UNICEF presented on the Guidance on Monitoring Salt Iodization Programmes and Iodine Status issued in 2018.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Data4Diets: Building Blocks for Diet-Related Food Security Analysis
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Knowledge ManagementMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Nutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
The new Data4Diets platform is a multi-dimensional tool that can help program implementers, policymakers, and researchers measure food safety through the use of various indicators and data sources. This webinar explained the functionality of the Data4Diets platform and it’s organizing framework. Presenters demonstrated how to use the platform’s online tools.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Conceptualizing Sustainable Diets in Vietnam: Minimum Metrics and Potential Leverage Points
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Food SystemsMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Food Safety
Addressing the need for clearly defined and agreed upon intervention points that can effectively enhance diet sustainability in low- and middle-income countries, the authors of this paper worked to develop a conceptual framework for sustainable diets in Vietnam.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Biases in Self-Reported Food Insecurity Measurement: A List Experiment Approach
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Food SystemsMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Food Security
Challenges surrounding the impact evaluations of food security programs include issues with both objective and subjective measurements. Exploring the role of bias, researchers compared direct responses to food insecurity questions to indirect responses using a list experiment approach.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Assessing Dietary Diversity in Pregnant Women: Relative Validity of the List-Based and Open Recall Methods
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Few studies have compared list-based and open recall methods for collecting data on micronutrient adequacy from pregnant women. This study aims to fill that information gap and provides evidence for the recommended use of list-based questionnaires when assessing food group diversity or minimum dietary diversity for pregnant women.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
What Do You Want To Know? FAO’s New Open Data Policy Makes Fact-Finding and Information Sharing Easier
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Knowledge ManagementMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
In January 2020, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) unveiled its open data policy for statistical databases. This article highlights what kinds of information can be found in the databases, including facts on the types of foods consumed globally. For instance, did you know that bananas are the most consumed fruit in the world?