Journal article

Sep 07 2023

Feasibility and impact of school-based nutrition education interventions on the diets of adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a non-masked, cluster-randomised, controlled trial (Kim SS, Sununtnasuk C, et al, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2023)

Adolescence is a critical period of physical and psychological development, especially for girls, because poor nutrition can affect their wellbeing as well as that of their children.

Journal article

Feb 25 2020

Different combinations of behavior change interventions and frequencies of interpersonal contacts are associated with infant and young child feeding practices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam (Kim, S., 2019. Current Developments in Nutrition)

This article demonstrates that exposure to interventions matters for impact, but the combination of behavior change interventions and number of interpersonal counseling contacts required to support behavior change in infant and young child feeding are context-specific.

Brief

Oct 15 2017

Improving infant and young child feeding practices at scale: Alive & Thrive approach and results in Ethiopia - 2009-2017

Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in decreasing child mortality and reducing the prevalence of stunting in the last decade. Between 2000 and 2016, the prevalence of stunting declined from 58 percent to 38 percent.

Toolkit

Oct 01 2017

Alive & Thrive Ethiopia multimedia and training catalogue

Building on experiences and lessons learned from its first five years in Ethiopia, Alive & Thrive Phase II (2014-2017) provided support to roll out elements of the government’s multi-sectoral National Nutrition Program (NNP) aimed at improving breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices

Brief

Oct 01 2017

Timed and age appropriate messaging approach on infant and young child feeding

Timed and Age Appropriate Messaging for Infant and Young Child Feeding (TAAM-IYCF) is an approach that facilitates frequent one-on-one contact between health personnel and mothers of children less than two years of age.

 
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