Brief
Feb 07 2017
Nutrition practices in Bihar: Results of a formative research study
Alive & Thrive conducted formative research to better understand the nutrition practices in Bihar. We learned that mothers are willing and able to eat more meals and more locally available food groups during pregnancy. Read our formative research brief to learn about other findings.
Brief
Apr 26 2016
Multisectoral approaches to nutrition in Bihar, India
Multisectoral actions improve nutritional outcomes in several ways. They can address the immediate causes of undernutrition by improving dietary intake, and they can also address underlying causes like improved sanitation, hygiene, and women’s education.
Brief
Apr 26 2016
Complementary feeding in Bihar, India
This brief focuses on how optimal complementary feeding practices contribute to saving lives, preventing stunting, and increasing economic growth for the entire state of Bihar.
Brief
Jul 15 2015
Optimal breastfeeding: The most effective intervention to reduce child mortality
This brief describes how optimal breastfeeding improves infant health and survival and shares examples of interventions from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This report also outlines six essential actions for health policy makers and programs.
Report
Jun 18 2015
Nutrition Stakeholder Analysis: Bihar, India
This report describes the methodology, results, and recommendations from a stakeholder landscape study that intended to capture a snapshot of nutrition stakeholders in Bihar, India, and to develop an understanding of how they interact with each other to achieve nutrition outcomes.
Report
Jun 17 2015
Opinion Leader Perspectives on Infant and Young Child Nutrition in Bihar, India
This report describes the methodology, key findings, and recommended actions behind our research that intended to identify opportunities to increase support for stronger infant and young child feeding policies and improved policy and program implementation in the state of Bihar, India.