Optimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi

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dc.creatorLeroy, Jef L.
dc.creatorOlney, Deanna K.
dc.creatorRuel, Marie T.
dc.creatorBrown, Tracy
dc.date2018-03-28
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:36Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:07:59Z
dc.descriptionEvidence 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145515
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95513
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.227462
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145514
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx063
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLeroy, 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
dc.subjectanaemia
dc.subjectchild nutrition
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjecthaemoglobin
dc.subjectfood enrichment
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectbed nets
dc.subjectfood aid
dc.subjectmaternal nutrition
dc.subjectproject evaluation
dc.subjectbehavioural responses
dc.titleOptimizing food-assistance programs: Nutrition-sensitive food assistance lowers anemia prevalence in Burundi
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