ABSTRACT DIGEST ON MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION RESEARCH – ISSUE 37

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Issue 37 of the Abstract Digest brings to you a set of global, regional, and India-focused articles on issues pertaining to undernutrition and its solutions. Global studies include the Optima Nutrition modelling assessing the likelihood of 129 countries reaching the global nutrition targets by 2030, a systematic review of economic evaluation of interventions to address undernutrition by scaling up proven interventions and identifying priority interventions, a study that identifies research priorities for social, behavioral and community engagement interventions for maternal and child health, and a review of literature on social accountability approaches. India-specific studies examine inequality in child undernutrition among urban populations, the economic feasibility of nutritionally adequate diets, and two studies focusing on frontline workers time use and factors influencing their performance. In this edition we have also included implementation research focused articles relevant for maternal and child health programs.

Below is the list of peer-reviewed articles.

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List of articles in this issue

‘Severe Malnutrition’: Thinking Deeply, Communicating Simply

Kerac et al. 2020. BMJ Global Health 5: e003023.

Early Marriage and Early Childbearing in South Asia: Trends, Inequalities, and Drivers From 2005 to 2018

Scott et al. 2020. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Ending Malnutrition in All Its Forms Requires Scaling Up Proven Nutrition Interventions and Much More: A 129-Country Analysis

Scott et al. 2020. BMC Medicine 18(356).

Global Research Priorities for Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Chan et al. 2020. Health Research Policy and Systems 18(97).

Economic Evaluation of Interventions to Address Undernutrition: A Systematic Review

Ramponi et al. 2020. Health Policy and Planning.

Inequality in Child Undernutrition Among Urban Population in India:  Decomposition Analysis

Singh et al. 2020. BMC Public Health 20(1852).

Promoting Family Integrated Early Child Development (During First 1000 Days) in Urban Slums of India (Fine Child 3-3-1000): Study Protocol

Das et al. 2020. Journal of Advanced Nursing 76(7): 1823-1830.

Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the Nutrition Literature: An Update For 2020

Duggan et al. 2020. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 112(6): 1409–1414.

Assessing the Economic Feasibility of Assuring Nutritionally Adequate Diets for Vulnerable Populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Findings from a “Cost of the Diet” Analysis

Kachwaha et al. 2020. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(12).

Associations of Breastfeeding or Formula Feeding with Infant Anthropometry and Body Composition At 6 Months

Tahir et al. 2020. Maternal & Child Nutrition. e13105.

Observed Feeding Behaviours and Effects on Child Weight and Length at 12 Months of Age: Findings from the SPRING Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural India  

Boucheron et al. 2020. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237226.

Anganwadi Worker Time Use in Madhya Pradesh, India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jain et al. 2020. BMC Health Services Research 20(1130).

Factors Influencing the Performance of Community Health Workers: A Qualitative Study of Anganwadi Workers from Bihar, India

John et al. 2020. PLoS One 15(11): e0242460.

Do Social Accountability Approaches Work? A Review of the Literature from Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Naher et al. 2020. Health Policy and Planning 35(Supplement 1): i76–i96.

Designing and Implementing At-Scale Programs to Improve Complementary Feeding

Frongillo. 2020. Nutrition Reviews 78(Supplement 2): 62–70.

Implementation Research in LMICs—Evolution Through Innovation

Sheikh et al. 2020. Health Policy and Planning 35(Supplement 2): ii1–ii3.

Unpacking the Implementation Blackbox Using ‘Actor Interface Analysis’: How Did Actor Relations and Practices of Power Influence Delivery of a Free Entitlement Health Policy in India?

Parashar et al. 2020. Health Policy and Planning 35(Supplement 2): ii74–ii83.

Evaluating Implementation Strategies for Essential Newborn Care Interventions in Low- and Low Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Peven et al. 2020. Health Policy and Planning 35(Supplement 2: ii47–ii65.