Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
Afghanistan has high rates of malnutrition and a high infant mortality rate of 77/1000 births. Infant and young child feeding practices are a key determinant of malnutrition in Afghanistan, and thus far, relatively little attention has been given...
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ANTENATAL CARE BABY BASIC EDUCATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS BREASTFEEDING CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COUNSELING COUNSELORS DEATHS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER ELDERLY EXISTING CAPACITY EXTENDED FAMILY FACT SHEET FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOME HEALTH VISITS HOMES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANTS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE BASE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MASS COMMUNICATION MIDWIFE MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHERS NEWBORNS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR HEALTH POSTERS POSTNATAL CARE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE WATER SANITATION SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAININGS VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ANTENATAL CARE BABY BASIC EDUCATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS BREASTFEEDING CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COUNSELING COUNSELORS DEATHS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER ELDERLY EXISTING CAPACITY EXTENDED FAMILY FACT SHEET FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOME HEALTH VISITS HOMES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANTS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE BASE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MASS COMMUNICATION MIDWIFE MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHERS NEWBORNS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR HEALTH POSTERS POSTNATAL CARE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE WATER SANITATION SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAININGS VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN World Bank Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan has high rates of
malnutrition and a high infant mortality rate of 77/1000
births. Infant and young child feeding practices are a key
determinant of malnutrition in Afghanistan, and thus far,
relatively little attention has been given to this issue.
This report was prepared to inform the scaling up of infant
and young child feeding through the Government of
Afghanistan's Basic Package of Health Services. The
case study outlines the Baby Friendly Village Project
intervention objectives, the project's approach,
monitoring and evaluation issues, findings, and lessons
learned. The overall goal of the Project was to promote
early and exclusive breastfeeding for children under 6
months old and to encourage families to offer
age-appropriate complementary foods to children 6-24 months.
Despite several monitoring and evaluation issues, the pilot
has generated a number of important lessons for policymakers
and program implementers in Afghanistan. The Care for Afghan
Families intervention shows that for future similar
projects, sufficient technical support should be provided to
assist the implementing agency with the overall planning of
the intervention, including conducting the needed formative
studies to guide the education, communication, and social
marketing messages and approaches for the various target
groups. Special assistance would be needed to help with the
design and implementation of an appropriate and feasible
program monitoring system to track the quality and coverage
of the intervention and to assess its anticipated impact.
Finally, it is important to pretest the intervention
strategy as well as the data collection methodology prior to
full-scale implementation. Public health impact from an
intervention can be achieved by ensuring its quality and
sustained high population coverage over time. While many
unknowns exist in a country such as Afghanistan, this report
illustrates some of the lessons learned from the Care for
Afghan Families pilot intervention on infant and young child
feeding, Baby Friendly Village Project, and provides
recommendations for future initiatives. |
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
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enhancing skills for improved infant and young child nutrition : baby friendly village approach, takhar province, afghanistan |
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okr-10986-186992021-06-14T10:32:29Z Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan World Bank ANTENATAL CARE BABY BASIC EDUCATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS BREASTFEEDING CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COUNSELING COUNSELORS DEATHS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICTS DRINKING WATER ELDERLY EXISTING CAPACITY EXTENDED FAMILY FACT SHEET FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SUPPORT FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH POSTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOME HEALTH VISITS HOMES HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBANDS ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANTS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS KNOWLEDGE BASE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MASS COMMUNICATION MIDWIFE MIDWIFERY MIDWIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHERS NEWBORNS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL NEEDS PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIANS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR HEALTH POSTERS POSTNATAL CARE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY ASSURANCE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE WATER SANITATION SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAININGS VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN Afghanistan has high rates of malnutrition and a high infant mortality rate of 77/1000 births. Infant and young child feeding practices are a key determinant of malnutrition in Afghanistan, and thus far, relatively little attention has been given to this issue. This report was prepared to inform the scaling up of infant and young child feeding through the Government of Afghanistan's Basic Package of Health Services. The case study outlines the Baby Friendly Village Project intervention objectives, the project's approach, monitoring and evaluation issues, findings, and lessons learned. The overall goal of the Project was to promote early and exclusive breastfeeding for children under 6 months old and to encourage families to offer age-appropriate complementary foods to children 6-24 months. Despite several monitoring and evaluation issues, the pilot has generated a number of important lessons for policymakers and program implementers in Afghanistan. The Care for Afghan Families intervention shows that for future similar projects, sufficient technical support should be provided to assist the implementing agency with the overall planning of the intervention, including conducting the needed formative studies to guide the education, communication, and social marketing messages and approaches for the various target groups. Special assistance would be needed to help with the design and implementation of an appropriate and feasible program monitoring system to track the quality and coverage of the intervention and to assess its anticipated impact. Finally, it is important to pretest the intervention strategy as well as the data collection methodology prior to full-scale implementation. Public health impact from an intervention can be achieved by ensuring its quality and sustained high population coverage over time. While many unknowns exist in a country such as Afghanistan, this report illustrates some of the lessons learned from the Care for Afghan Families pilot intervention on infant and young child feeding, Baby Friendly Village Project, and provides recommendations for future initiatives. 2014-06-20T18:59:30Z 2014-06-20T18:59:30Z 2013-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19402486/afghanistan-enhancing-skills-improved-infant-young-child-nutrition-baby-friend-village-approach-takhar-province-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18699 English en_US Afghanistan nutrition solutions series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Afghanistan |