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Are data available to measure progress in the coverage of essential nutrition actions in South Asia? A review of demographic and health surveys in seven countries, 2005–2018

by Manita Jangid,

Sumanta Neupane,

Samuel Scott,

Phuong Hong Nguyen,

Sunny S. Kim,

Purnima Menon,

Harriet Torlesse,

Zivai Murira and

Rebecca A. Heidkamp

Current Developments in Nutrition | 2020

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_052

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

Citation

Jangid, Manita; Neupane, Sumanta; Scott, Samuel; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Kim, Sunny S.; Menon, Purnima; Torlesse, Harriet; Murira, Zivai; and Heidkamp, Rebecca A. 2020. Are data available to measure progress in the coverage of essential nutrition actions in South Asia? A review of demographic and health surveys in seven countries, 2005–2018. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(Supplement 2): 847. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_052

South Asian countries carry the largest burden of undernutrition globally. The World Health Organization has recommended a set of Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) to tackle all forms of malnutrition. Limited evidence exists on the availability of data in nationally representative surveys to analyse coverage patterns and to track progress on these actions.

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Countries