Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi
Evidence shows that food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs that target mothers and children during the first 1,000 days of life (from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday) succeed in achieving nutrition improvements. What are the effects of such programs on anemia...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Leroy, Jef L. Olney, Deanna K. Ruel, Marie T. Brown, Tracy |
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| description | Evidence shows that food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs that target mothers and children during the first 1,000 days of life (from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday) succeed in achieving nutrition improvements. What are the effects of such programs on anemia (i.e., low hemoglobin levels), specifically, in mothers and children? Women and children in the first 1,000 days are at particular risk of anemia. Anemia during pregnancy increases the chance of maternal mortality and has been associated with increased perinatal mortality, low birth weight, and, when caused by iron deficiency, delays in child development. Developmental delays, in turn, can have lifelong consequences, as they hinder cognitive development, school performance, employment, and accumulation of wealth. Certain components of FA-MCHN programs may help to reduce anemia, including the distribution of micronutrientfortified commodities, behavior change communication (BCC) strategies around optimal child feeding and hygiene and health practices (for example, promoting the use of bednets to prevent malaria, an important cause of anemia), and the strengthening of health services. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1455152025-11-06T05:45:15Z Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi Leroy, Jef L. Olney, Deanna K. Ruel, Marie T. Brown, Tracy anaemia child nutrition nutrition policies stunting haemoglobin food enrichment health services bed nets food aid maternal nutrition project evaluation behavioural responses Evidence shows that food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) programs that target mothers and children during the first 1,000 days of life (from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday) succeed in achieving nutrition improvements. What are the effects of such programs on anemia (i.e., low hemoglobin levels), specifically, in mothers and children? Women and children in the first 1,000 days are at particular risk of anemia. Anemia during pregnancy increases the chance of maternal mortality and has been associated with increased perinatal mortality, low birth weight, and, when caused by iron deficiency, delays in child development. Developmental delays, in turn, can have lifelong consequences, as they hinder cognitive development, school performance, employment, and accumulation of wealth. Certain components of FA-MCHN programs may help to reduce anemia, including the distribution of micronutrientfortified commodities, behavior change communication (BCC) strategies around optimal child feeding and hygiene and health practices (for example, promoting the use of bednets to prevent malaria, an important cause of anemia), and the strengthening of health services. 2018-03-28 2024-06-21T09:04:36Z 2024-06-21T09:04:36Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145515 en https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.227462 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145514 https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx063 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Leroy, Jef L.; Olney, Deanna K.; Ruel, Marie T.; and Brown, Tracy. 2018. Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145515 |
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| title | Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi |
| title_full | Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi |
| title_fullStr | Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi |
| title_short | Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi |
| title_sort | optimizing food assistance programs nutrition sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in burundi |
| topic | anaemia child nutrition nutrition policies stunting haemoglobin food enrichment health services bed nets food aid maternal nutrition project evaluation behavioural responses |
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