Presentation
Mar 04 2024
Maternal Nutrition Interventions: Evidence Base and Integration Into ANC
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
Jun 14 2023
Comprehensive Approach for Improving Adherence to Prenatal Iron and Folic Acid Supplements Based on Intervention Studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India (Sanghvi T, Nguyen PH, et al. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2023)
Anemia remains a critical maternal nutrition issue in low- and middle-income countries. Literature search, formative research and baseline surveys, informed the design of interventions to improve adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India.
Presentation
Jan 12 2023
Adolescent nutrition, maternal nutrition theory of change and media costs posters presented at the SBCC Summit
Three posters on mass media costing, scaling up maternal nutrition, and school-based nutrition highlight results from some of Alive & Thrive's implementation research in Africa and Asia. They were shared at the 2022 SBCC Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, in December.
Journal article
Jun 14 2022
School-based nutrition interventions had impacts on dietary diversity and meal frequency of adolescent girls in Ethiopia (Current Developments in Nutrition, 2022)
This study conducted in Ethiopia’s SNNP and Somali regions tested the impact of a package of nutrition interventions delivered primarily through schools and implemented by Alive & Thrive on the diet of adolescent girls.
Journal article
Jul 16 2020
Early breastfeeding practices contribute to exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia (Nguyen, P.H., 2020. Maternal & Child Nutrition)
Data from three impact evaluations of large-scale social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia were used to examine whether early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and non-prelacteal feeding are associated with increased prevalence of exclusiv