Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research

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In this 43^rd 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.

Below is the list of peer-reviewed articles. Please click on the title if you wish to go straight to the article.

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List of articles in this issue

Methods for Assessing Seasonal and Annual Trends in Wasting in Indian Surveys (NFHS-3, 4, RSOC & CNNS)

Johnston et al. 2021. PLoS ONE 16(11): e0260301.

Associations of Single Versus Multiple Anthropometric Failure With Mortality in Children Under 5 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study

Gausman et al. 2021. SSM - Population Health 16: 100965.

Anemia Among Children Under 5 Years in India: A District-Level Spatial Analysis Using NFHS-5 Data

Puranik et al. 2021. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.

Early Childhood Undernutrition, Preadolescent Physical Growth, and Cognitive Achievement in India: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Soni et al. 2021. PLoS Med 18(10): e1003838.

Effect of a Maternal Counselling Intervention Delivered by Community Health Workers on Child Nutrition: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in India