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Erick Boy

Erick Boy is the Chief Nutritionist in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As head of nutrition for the HarvestPlus Program since 2008, he has led research that has generated scientific evidence on biofortified staple crops as efficacious and effective interventions to help address iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

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Niharika Pandya

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Niharika Pandya is a Research Analyst with the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, and is based at IFPRI-New Delhi.

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Understanding patterns of receipt and consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy: Empirical considerations for measuring coverage

2024Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Manohar, Swetha; Kim, Sunny S.; Pandya, Niharika; Kapoor, Rati; Munos, Melinda
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Understanding patterns of receipt and consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy: Empirical considerations for measuring coverage

Objectives: Daily iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation during pregnancy is a core intervention in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, there is a concern of poor validity and biased population coverage estimates using maternal reports of total number of IFA supplements. This study examined patterns of IFA receipt and consumption among pregnant women in India and identified considerations for measuring coverage of IFA supplementation.

Year published

2024

Authors

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Manohar, Swetha; Kim, Sunny S.; Pandya, Niharika; Kapoor, Rati; Munos, Melinda

Citation

Nguyen, Phuong; Pandya, Niharika; Kapoor, Rati; Manohar, Swetha; Munos, Melinda; Watson, Shelley; and Kim, Sunny S. 2024. Understanding patterns of receipt and consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy: Empirical considerations for measuring coverage. Current Developments in Nutrition 8(Supplement 2): 102970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102970

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India

Keywords

Asia; Folic Acid; Supplements; Pregnancy; Nutrition

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-ND-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102970 Source record

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