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Coverage of nutrition and health interventions in India: Insights from the National Family Health Surveys

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Title Coverage of nutrition and health interventions in India: Insights from the National Family Health Surveys
 
Creator Christopher, Anita
Gune, Soyra
Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Menon, Purnima
Singh, S. K.
Dwivedi, L. K.
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Puri, Parul
Chauhan, Alka
 
Subject data
data analysis
food
health
maternal and child health
nutrition
pregnancy
research methods
surveys
 
Description Nutrition-specific interventions are aimed at improving the food, health, and care environment for women and children during the first 1000 days. These interventions span pregnancy, postnatal, and early childhood periods and include food and micronutrient supplementation, nutrition education and/or counselling, growth monitoring and promotion, as well as routine immunization, deworming, and care during illness. At 90% coverage, these interventions can contribute to 20% reduction in stunting and 61% reduction in severe wasting. India’s policy framework for health and nutrition is robust and includes most evidence-based nutrition and health interventions. Two large-scale national program platforms – the Integrated Child Development Services and the National Health Mission – together deliver these interventions across the country. India’s efforts at scaling up nutrition interventions are now also bolstered by the National Nutrition Mission. This Data Note describes the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions for which data are available in the National Family Health Surveys for 2015-2016 and 2019-2021. To examine coverage of interventions, indicators were created based on global definitions and making adaptations to Indian policy context where necessary. Data on women of reproductive age (15-49 years) with a child below five years of age from the most recent birth was used to compute these indicators. Indicator definitions are provided in Annex 1 of this Note.
 
Date 2023-02-03
2023-08-08T09:32:56Z
2023-08-08T09:32:56Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Christopher, Anita; Gune, Soyra; Avula, Rasmi; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Menon, Purnima; Singh, S. K.; Dwivedi, L. K.; Pedgaonkar, Sarang; Puri, Parul; and Chauhan, Alka. 2023. Coverage of nutrition and health interventions in India: Insights from the National Family Health Surveys. POSHAN Data Note No. 94. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136564
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131433
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136564
 
Language en
 
Relation POSHAN Data Note
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 36 pages
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute