World Bank Support to Reducing Child Undernutrition : An Independent Evaluation
Insufficient intake or absorption of nutrients results in undernutrition in children and negatively affects their health, physical growth, and cognitive development. These and other nutrition outcomes are affected by immediate determinants that include caregiving practices, dietary intake or dive...
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| Format: | Evaluation |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/931421635285566503/World-Bank-Support-to-Reducing-Child-Undernutrition-An-Independent-Evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36492 |
| Summary: | Insufficient intake or absorption of nutrients results in undernutrition in
children and negatively affects their health, physical growth, and cognitive
development. These and other nutrition outcomes are affected by immediate
determinants that include caregiving practices, dietary intake or diversity,
and the health status of the mother and child. These immediate determinants
are all difficult to realize when communities lack adequate underlying
determinants of nutrition, such as access to nutrient-rich food, caregiving
resources, health care, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.
Successfully addressing both the immediate and underlying determinants of
nutrition requires changing behaviors related to feeding, caregiving, health,
and WASH practices throughout the life cycle of the mother and child and
social norms related to early marriage, early pregnancy, birth spacing, and
women’s empowerment. This evaluation assesses the contributions of the World Bank to improving
nutrition determinants and outcomes for children through its interventions
during fiscal years (FY) 2008–19. The evaluation uses a variety of evidence at
the global, country, and portfolio levels. Its findings are intended to inform
the design of future nutrition support. |
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