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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access: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
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
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description 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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title Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
title_short Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
title_full Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
title_fullStr Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
title_sort enhancing skills for improved infant and young child nutrition : baby friendly village approach, takhar province, afghanistan
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url 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
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spelling 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