POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 37

Download or read book POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 37 written by Avula, Rasmi, ed. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.