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CMAM Costing Tool
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Food SystemsNutrition and Health Systems
Food SecurityInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This Microsoft Excel-based application estimates the costs of establishing, maintaining, and/or expanding services for community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) at the national, subnational, and district levels.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Maternal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Breastfeeding Practices in 51 Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
The effect of intimate partner violence (IPV) on breastfeeding practices has not been adequately studied. To help fill this knowledge gap, the authors examined population-based cross-sectional demographic and health surveys from 51 low- and middle-income countries around the globe, looking at data on IPV and breastfeeding practices.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Fathers' Nutrition Knowledge is Associated with Household's, Women's, and Child's Dietary Diversity in the Agriculture to Nutrition Study in Ethiopia
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Conducted by the Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) project, this cluster randomized control trial examines associations between paternal and maternal nutritional knowledge on household, child, and maternal dietary diversity. Researchers conclude that interventions that engage fathers can improve women’s empowerment and household nutrition.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Male Engagement and Couples Communication in Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health in Nampula and Sofala Provinces of Mozambique
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
In Mozambique, USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program conducted this qualitative study using baseline assessments and endline studies.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Women's Empowerment and Child Nutrition: The Role of Intrinsic Agency
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Nutrition and Health Systems
For this study, researchers examined nationally representative data from five countries in East Africa, considering measures of both child nutritional status and women’s empowerment. It found significant linkages between them.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Dietary Diversity and the Implications for Children’s Diets in the Context of Food Security
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This technical brief describes findings from the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project’s study to evaluate the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and children’s dietary intake in three developing countries in different regions.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
MCSP Nutrition Brief: Key Country Experiences in Addressing Maternal Nutrition through Nutrition-Health Integrated Programming
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This nutrition brief presents a summary of interventions supported by the Maternal Child Survival Program at the country level that aim to improve maternal nutrition in low- and middle-income countries.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Maternal Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This review summarizes qualitative research findings on maternal nutrition from nine Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project country programs. The document describes sociocultural barriers to improved nutrition and offers recommendations for improving maternal nutrition programming.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Review of Programmatic Responses to Adolescent and Women’s Nutritional Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The goal of this paper is to review the approaches used, practices promoted, and lessons learned by projects and programs that set out to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Qualitative Assessment of Maternal Nutrition Practices in Zambia
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This report on the findings of a qualitative assessment conducted jointly by the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project and the National Food and Nutrition Commission provides insight into maternal nutritional knowledge and practices.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Nutrition for Pregnant Females
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The U.S. Government's Global Food Security Strategy presents an integrated approach to combating the root causes of hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. This guidance on nutrition is one of 18 technical guidance documents intended to provide a shared understanding of key concepts and best practices for designing and implementing Feed the Future programs under the Global Food Security Strategy.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Nurturing Connections: Adapted for Homestead Food Production and Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The curriculum provides a progressive series of facilitated discussions, each 2 to 3 hours in length and conducted in the community. Initially participants meet separately in peer groups: mothers (beneficiaries), their husbands, and influential elders. At the end of each discussion, the groups come together to share their learning and build a shared vision for change.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Nutrition Programming in the Context of the 2016 WHO Antenatal Care Guidelines
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This brief operationalizes the revised World Health Organization 2016 antenatal care recommendations, providing guidance on how programs can plan and implement nutrition and anemia interventions for pregnant women. It is intended for program implementers, district- and health facility-level program managers, and policymakers.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Nutrition Poster (Bangla)
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This poster provides practical examples of nutritious and affordable foods that can be made using locally available items, with suggested proportions depicted on a plate. This allows for a more easily understood message about dietary diversity and a healthy diet. The poster also provides information about the health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Guidance for Formative Research on Maternal Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This guidance document is intended to increase the awareness and understanding of optimal maternal nutrition practices and to support people who are working to translate optimal practices into feasible actions and programs for a given country or region.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Cultural Beliefs and Perceptions of Maternal Diet and Weight Gain during Pregnancy and Postpartum Family Planning in Egypt
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This report addresses behaviors, perceptions, and cultural beliefs in relation to maternal dietary intake during pregnancy, lactation and non-lactation, weight gain during pregnancy, birth spacing and family planning, and how these beliefs may provide context for improving infant and young child feeding practices.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Addressing Barriers to Maternal Nutrition: Evidence and Program Considerations
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This brief presents a summary of a literature review of barriers to maternal nutrition and weight gain during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Addressing Barriers to Maternal Nutrition in Low‐ and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Evidence and Programme Implications
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This literature review was conducted to identify barriers to food choice and consumption during pregnancy and lactation and to examine how low‐ and middle‐income countries have addressed maternal nutrition in programs. It included a review of peer‐reviewed and gray literature and titles and abstracts reviewed by authors. Twenty‐three studies were included in this review.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Infant and Young Child Feeding and Gender: A Training Manual and Participant Manual for Male Group Leaders
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
These manuals are designed for training male group leaders to share information and encourage discussions on gender roles related to optimal infant and young child feeding practices.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Indicators for Assessing Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
This document summarizes new and updated indicators to assess infant and young child feeding. The three documents in the series also include an operational guide on measurement issues and an update on the indicator values for 54 countries using data from Demographic and Health Surveys.