Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs

Background High coverage of nutrition-specific interventions is critical to meet global nutrition targets, and it is imperative to understand how to attain it. We examined trends and inequalities in the coverage of interventions in India and the role of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) in achiev...

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Main Authors: Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Christopher, Anita, Gune, Soyra, Bhatia, Neena, Chauhan, Alka, Dwivedi, L. K., Kapur, Avani, Pedgaonkar, Sarang, Shukla, Ritwik, Chakrabarti, Suman, Singh, Shri Kant, Menon, Purnima
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Published: BMJ 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168709
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author Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Christopher, Anita
Gune, Soyra
Bhatia, Neena
Chauhan, Alka
Dwivedi, L. K.
Kapur, Avani
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Shukla, Ritwik
Chakrabarti, Suman
Singh, Shri Kant
Menon, Purnima
author_browse Avula, Rasmi
Bhatia, Neena
Chakrabarti, Suman
Chauhan, Alka
Christopher, Anita
Dwivedi, L. K.
Gune, Soyra
Kapur, Avani
Menon, Purnima
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Shukla, Ritwik
Singh, Shri Kant
author_facet Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Christopher, Anita
Gune, Soyra
Bhatia, Neena
Chauhan, Alka
Dwivedi, L. K.
Kapur, Avani
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Shukla, Ritwik
Chakrabarti, Suman
Singh, Shri Kant
Menon, Purnima
author_sort Avula, Rasmi
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description Background High coverage of nutrition-specific interventions is critical to meet global nutrition targets, and it is imperative to understand how to attain it. We examined trends and inequalities in the coverage of interventions in India and the role of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) in achieving improvements. Methods We conducted trends and equity analysis of 30 interventions using two rounds of National Family Health Survey data (2015–2016, n=1 78 874, and 2019–2021, n=1 70 697). We also compared coverage between states that received incentives and monitoring under NNM and those that did not. We reviewed programme documents and grey literature to construct a policy timeline to trace pathways to coverage improvement and consulted with stakeholders to confirm interpretation of findings. Findings Between 2016 and 2021, coverage improved significantly for nearly all interventions (~1–22 percentage points (pp) during pregnancy, ~7–20 pp during delivery/postpartum and~5–17 pp during early childhood). Improvements in coverage were higher among the poor and in rural areas compared with the rich and in urban areas, respectively; wealth and residence gaps narrowed for most interventions. These improvements could be traced to community mobilisation, technology and monitoring under NNM. Improvements in coverage of growth monitoring and counselling were higher in states that received additional incentives and monitoring under NNM. Stakeholders concurred that the improvements in coverage were likely driven by NNM. Interpretation Focused policy attention and programmatic efforts improved coverage and reduced inequities indicating an inclusive approach. Persistent coverage gaps for certain interventions require further inquiry.
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spelling CGSpace1687092025-10-26T12:54:40Z Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs Avula, Rasmi Nguyen, Phuong Hong Christopher, Anita Gune, Soyra Bhatia, Neena Chauhan, Alka Dwivedi, L. K. Kapur, Avani Pedgaonkar, Sarang Shukla, Ritwik Chakrabarti, Suman Singh, Shri Kant Menon, Purnima data maternal and child health nutrition research methods Background High coverage of nutrition-specific interventions is critical to meet global nutrition targets, and it is imperative to understand how to attain it. We examined trends and inequalities in the coverage of interventions in India and the role of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) in achieving improvements. Methods We conducted trends and equity analysis of 30 interventions using two rounds of National Family Health Survey data (2015–2016, n=1 78 874, and 2019–2021, n=1 70 697). We also compared coverage between states that received incentives and monitoring under NNM and those that did not. We reviewed programme documents and grey literature to construct a policy timeline to trace pathways to coverage improvement and consulted with stakeholders to confirm interpretation of findings. Findings Between 2016 and 2021, coverage improved significantly for nearly all interventions (~1–22 percentage points (pp) during pregnancy, ~7–20 pp during delivery/postpartum and~5–17 pp during early childhood). Improvements in coverage were higher among the poor and in rural areas compared with the rich and in urban areas, respectively; wealth and residence gaps narrowed for most interventions. These improvements could be traced to community mobilisation, technology and monitoring under NNM. Improvements in coverage of growth monitoring and counselling were higher in states that received additional incentives and monitoring under NNM. Stakeholders concurred that the improvements in coverage were likely driven by NNM. Interpretation Focused policy attention and programmatic efforts improved coverage and reduced inequities indicating an inclusive approach. Persistent coverage gaps for certain interventions require further inquiry. 2024-12 2025-01-08T19:31:34Z 2025-01-08T19:31:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168709 en Open Access BMJ Avula, Rasmi; Nguyen, Phuong; Christopher, Anita; Gune, Soyra; Bhatia, Bhatia; Chauhan, Alka; et al. 2024. Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: role of national programs. Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs. BMJ Global Health 9(12): e015246. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015246
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maternal and child health
nutrition
research methods
Avula, Rasmi
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Christopher, Anita
Gune, Soyra
Bhatia, Neena
Chauhan, Alka
Dwivedi, L. K.
Kapur, Avani
Pedgaonkar, Sarang
Shukla, Ritwik
Chakrabarti, Suman
Singh, Shri Kant
Menon, Purnima
Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title_full Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title_fullStr Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title_full_unstemmed Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title_short Assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in India: Role of national programs
title_sort assessing progress on the coverage of interventions in the first 1000 days in india role of national programs
topic data
maternal and child health
nutrition
research methods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168709
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