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A quasi-experimental evaluation of a nutrition behavior change intervention delivered through women’s self-help groups in rural India: Impacts on maternal and young child diets, anthropometry and intermediate outcomes

Background: Women's self-help groups (SHGs) have become one of the largest institutional platforms serving the poor.

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Changes in anemia and anthropometry during adolescence predict learning outcomes: Findings from a 3-year longitudinal study in India

Background: Anemia and poor physical growth during adolescence have far-ranging consequences, but limited longitudinal evidence exists on how changes in these factors relate to changes in learning skills as adolescents mature.

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Effects of persistent undernutrition during adolescence on learning skills: Findings from a longitudinal study of 16,000 adolescents in India

Objectives: Limited evidence exists on longitudinal impacts of undernutrition on learning skills as adolescents mature. This study aimed to examine the effect of undernutrition in early adolescence on learning skills in late adolescence.

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Bridging the gap between intent & interpretation: Enhancing survey questions on maternal & child nutrition intervention coverage through cognitive interviewing in India

Objectives: Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question's intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued.

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The impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and coping strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India

Objectives: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has profound negative impacts on people's lives, but little is known on the effect of COVID-19 on household food insecurity (HFI) in poor setting resources.

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Impacts of COVID-19 on provision and utilization of health and nutrition services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights from phone surveys and administrative data

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has significant potential implications for health systems, but little primary evidence is available on effects on health and nutrition services.

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A nutrition behaviour change intervention delivered through women's self-help groups in India is protective against depression and reduces time spent in market work

Objectives: Women's self-help groups (SHGs), which operate at large scale in India, are an important platform for delivering behaviour change communication (BCC) and social support interventions to rural women.

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India's 2.42 million frontline health workers enable restoration of health and nutrition service delivery after early COVID-19 lockdowns

Objectives: Modeling studies have estimated impacts of potential service delivery disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition outcomes, but little is known about actual delivery status.

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A women's group-based nutrition behavior change intervention in India has limited impacts amidst implementation barriers and a concurrent national behavior change campaign

Objectives: Women's self-help groups (SHGs) have become one of the world's largest institutional platforms of the poor, reaching over 70 million Indian women in 2020.

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Both quantity and quality of antenatal care matter for child birthweight: An analysis of nationally representative data From Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Antenatal care (ANC) is an important platform to deliver health and nutrition interventions during pregnancy but there is limited evidence on how both the number and content of ANC visits relate to birth outcomes.

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Assessing the economic feasibility of assuring nutritionally adequate diets for vulnerable populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Findings from a “cost of the diet” analysis

Background: Healthy diets can help reduce undernutrition, morbidity, and mortality. However, evidence on the accessibility and affordability of recommended diets is limited, particularly in poor-resource settings including India.

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Effect of differences in month and location of measurement in estimating prevalence and trend of wasting and stunting in India in 2005–2006 and 2015-2016

Child undernutrition in India remains widespread. Data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3 and NFHS-4) suggest that wasting prevalence has increased while stunting prevalence has declined.

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Assessing dietary diversity in pregnant women: Relative validity of the list-based and open recall methods

Background: The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MMD-W) was validated as a proxy of micronutrient adequacy for non-pregnant women, with proposed data collection being either a list-based or a qualitative open recall method.