Journal article
Oct 02 2013
Household food insecurity is associated with higher child undernutrition but the effect is not mediated by child dietary diversity (Ali D., 2013. Journal of Nutrition)
Household food insecurity (HFI) is a recognized underlying determinant of child undernutrition, but evidence of associations between HFI and child undernutrition is mixed.
Guide/Manual
Oct 01 2013
Little Sun Franchisor and Franchisee Implementation Manuals
The fanchisor manual includes an overview of the nutrition situation in Viet Nam, gives a detailed description of infant and young child feeding services delivered through a franchise facility, outlines selection and development procedures for franchisees, and discusses performance management, de
Journal article
Sep 25 2013
A program impact pathway analysis identifies critical steps in the implementation and utilization of a behavior change communication intervention promoting infant and child feeding practices in Bangladesh (Avula R., 2013. Journal of Nutrition)
Mapping pathways of how interventions are implemented and utilized enables contextually grounded interpretation of results, differentiates poor design from poor implementation, and identifies factors that might influence the utilization of interventions.
Journal article
Sep 18 2013
Introducing infant and young child feeding indicators into national nutrition surveillance systems: lessons from Viet Nam (Hajeebhoy N., 2013. Maternal Child Nutrition)
A comprehensive set of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators for international use was published in 2008. Alive & Thrive (A&T) undertook a process to incorporate these indicators into Viet Nam’s National Nutrition Surveillance System (NNSS).
Journal article
Sep 04 2013
Tailoring communication strategies to improve infant and young child feeding practices in different country settings (Sanghvi, T., 2013. Food and Nutrition Bulletin)
This article was part of a special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin on the Alive & Thrive project.
Journal article
Sep 04 2013
Developing evidence-based advocacy and policy change strategies to protect, promote, and support infant and young child feeding (Hajeebhoy N., 2013. Food and Nutrition Bulletin)
This article was part of a special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin on the Alive & Thrive (A&T) project. Despite the existence of a strong evidence base for investing in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), sufficiently supported IYCF policies and programs are rare.