Background: Burden of malnutrition among children is very high in India. Under-nutrition is an interplay of different factors. The present study tried to understand the correlation between child under...
Digital hemoglobinometers have been used as point-of-care tests (POCT) to estimate the burden of anemia in community-based studies and national-level surveys in India. As the accuracy of hemoglobin es...
Objective: We carried out a secondary analysis of data of Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18 to analyze the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among Indian children a...
A set of global nutrition targets for maternal and child nutrition together with diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be achieved by 2025 was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2013....
Healthy diets are necessary for optimal growth and to carry out daily mental and physical tasks. Unhealthy diets drive all forms of malnutrition and dietary risks are the number one risk factor global...
Swabhimaan is a five-year initiative (2016-2021) integrated within the Government of India’s flagship poverty alleviation programme, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-...
This Data Note provides an update on the prevalence of anemia and its determinants in India at state and districts levels, as well as coverage of a nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive intervent...
Perinatal mental health problems are linked to poor outcomes for mothers, babies and families. In the context of Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC), a leading risk factor is gender disparity. Addr...
This paper answers research questions on screening and management of severe thinness in pregnancy, approaches that may potentially work in India, and what more is needed for implementing these approac...