POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 39

Download or read book POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 39 written by Avula, Rasmi, ed. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, the POSHAN Abstract Digest brings to you a tailored set of articles on issues pertaining to undernutrition in India and its solutions. Issue 39 features a series of studies that look into the trends and variability in inequality linked with child mortality, stunting, and the double burden of malnutrition. You will also find articles on the association between women’s empowerment and child health, a systematic review of enablers and barriers to improving IYCF practices, and an evaluation of global experiences in large-scale double-fortified salt programs. In this issue we have included peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed COVID-19 related articles, and a special section on the Ananya program, a multi-component, multi-year initiative implemented in Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition.