ABSTRACT DIGEST ON MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION RESEARCH – ISSUE 46

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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.

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

Data Quality of Birthweight Reporting in India: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Surveys and Service Statistics

Unisa et al. 2022. SSM–Population Health

Age Heterogeneities in Child Growth and Its Associated Socio-Demographic Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in India

Yadav et al. 2022. BMC Pediatrics 22, 384

The Relationship Between Ferritin and Body Mass Index is Mediated by Inflammation Among Women in Higher-Income Countries, But Not in Most Lower-Income Countries Nor Among Young Children: A Multi-Country Analysis

Davis et al. 2022. Current Developments in Nutrition nzac139

Anaemia in Indians Aged 10–19 Years: Prevalence, Burden and Associated Factors at National and Regional Levels

Scott et al. 2022. Maternal Child Nutrition 20: e13391

Changes in Anemia and Anthropometry During Adolescence Predict Learning Outcomes: Findings From a 3-Year Longitudinal Study in India

Nguyen et al. 2022. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 115(6): 1549–1558

Changes in Child Undernutrition and Overweight in India From 2006 to 2021: An Ecological Analysis of 36 States

Varghese et al. 2022. Global Health: Science and Practice

Vitamin B12 and/or Folic Acid Supplementation on Linear Growth: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study of a Randomised Controlled Trial in Early Childhood in North India

Taneja et al. 2022. British Journal of Nutrition, 1–8

Quintuply-Fortified Salt for the Improvement of Micronutrient Status Among Women of Reproductive Age and Preschool-Aged Children in Punjab, India: Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled, Community-Based Trial

McDonald et al. 2022. BMC Nutrition 8(98)

Minimum Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors Among Lactating Mothers in Haryana, India: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

Shumayla et al. 2022. BMC Pediatrics 22(525)

Transition in Dietary Quality: Evidence from India

Paul et al. 2022. British Journal of Nutrition 1–35

Indigenous Foods to Address Malnutrition: An Inquiry into the Diets and Nutritional Status of Women in the Indigenous Community of Munda Tribes of Jharkhand, India

Ghosh-Jerath et al. 2022. Current Developments in Nutrition 6(9): nzac102

Understanding the Effects of Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Interventions with Participatory Videos and Women’s Group Meetings on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Rural Odisha, India: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation

Prost et al. 2022. Maternal and Child Nutrition 19: e13398

Economic Evaluation of Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Interventions to Increase Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status in Rural Odisha, India

Haghparast-Bidgoli et al. 2022. The Journal of Nutrition nxac132

Can Digitally Enabling Community Health and Nutrition Workers Improve Services Delivery to Pregnant Women and Mothers of Infants? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a National-Scale Nutrition Programme in India

Patil et al. 2022. BMJ Global Health 6(5):e007298

Two Cheers for Decentralisation: Unpacking Mechanisms, Politics and Accountability in the ICDS, Central India

Chanchani 2022. European Journal of Development Research

Disruptions, Restorations and Adaptations to Health and Nutrition Service Delivery in Multiple States Across India Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020: An Observational Study

Avula et al. 2022. PLoS One 17(7):e0269674