In this webinar we presented on the results of validation studies on iron-folic acid supplementation, breastfeeding counseling, and diarrhea severity indicators collected through household surveys. There was rich discussion on what was learned from these studies, and...
Validation of survey questions on counseling about infant and young child feeding received by mothers in Bihar, India
DataDENT presented a paper at the ASN 2022 on validation of survey questions on IYCF counseling received by mothers in India. View Validation of survey questions on counseling about infant and young child feeding received by mothers in Bihar, India, American Society...
Response rate in phone surveys: experiments to test the effect of pre-visits and financial incentives
Brief | PDF 365 KB Date of Publication | August 2022 Key Findings: • The hybrid (pre-visit + call) data collection method helped achieve higher response rate but at the cost of time and resources • Disclosure of the financial incentive had an effect on the response...
Data availability on nutrition sensitive social protection programs (NSSPPs) across population-based surveys in South Asia
Brief | PDF 312 KB Date of Publication | July 2022 Key Findings: • All South Asian countries regularly conducted household surveys to collect data on income, expenditure, health, and nutrition. • Data on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) was...
Nutrition sensitive social protection programs (NSSPPs) across population-based surveys in South Asia
Brief | PDF 312 KB Date of Publication | July 2022 Key Findings: • All South Asian countries regularly conducted household surveys to collect data on income, expenditure, health, and nutrition. • Data on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) was...
Using cognitive interviewing as a tool to improve MICYN counseling survey questions in Bangladesh
Brief| PDF 312 KB Publication Date | May 2022 We used cognitive interviewing to qualitatively assess urban Bangladeshi women’s interpretation of and responses to phone survey questions pertaining to maternal and child nutrition intervention coverage. Suggested...
Using routine data for nutrition accountability: Experience from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard
ENN Field Exchange | English View the full issue (#67) online | English Date of Publication | April 2022 Key messages: • The Nigeria Governors’ Forum scorecard is presented to the Governors semi-annually and so to ensure updated information, nutrition outcome...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
Happy New Year to much of the world! While there are bigger headlines dominating our news feeds, the start of 2022 signals that we are in the final stretch in DataDENT’s first 5-year funding cycle. DataDENT global and country partners have been hard at work and also...
Advancing nutrition measurement: Developing quantitative measures of nutrition service quality for pregnant women and children in low- and middle-income country health systems.
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13279 Date of Publication | November 2021 Abstract: The health sector plays an important role in the delivery of high-quality nutrition interventions to women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)....
Why harmonization of food security measurement in phone surveys is needed: Lessons from India
Background Food security is essential for a healthy and productive population. In 1996, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated that food security "exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and...
What can (and can’t) household surveys tell us about nutrition and diarrhea interventions in LMIC?
In this webinar we presented on the results of validation studies on iron-folic acid supplementation, breastfeeding counseling, and diarrhea severity indicators collected through household surveys. There was rich discussion on what was learned from these studies, and...
Validation of survey questions on counseling about infant and young child feeding received by mothers in Bihar, India
DataDENT presented a paper at the ASN 2022 on validation of survey questions on IYCF counseling received by mothers in India. View Validation of survey questions on counseling about infant and young child feeding received by mothers in Bihar, India, American Society...
Response rate in phone surveys: experiments to test the effect of pre-visits and financial incentives
Brief | PDF 365 KB Date of Publication | August 2022 Key Findings: • The hybrid (pre-visit + call) data collection method helped achieve higher response rate but at the cost of time and resources • Disclosure of the financial incentive had an effect on the response...
Data availability on nutrition sensitive social protection programs (NSSPPs) across population-based surveys in South Asia
Brief | PDF 312 KB Date of Publication | July 2022 Key Findings: • All South Asian countries regularly conducted household surveys to collect data on income, expenditure, health, and nutrition. • Data on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) was...
Nutrition sensitive social protection programs (NSSPPs) across population-based surveys in South Asia
Brief | PDF 312 KB Date of Publication | July 2022 Key Findings: • All South Asian countries regularly conducted household surveys to collect data on income, expenditure, health, and nutrition. • Data on Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Programs (NSSPPs) was...
Using cognitive interviewing as a tool to improve MICYN counseling survey questions in Bangladesh
Brief| PDF 312 KB Publication Date | May 2022 We used cognitive interviewing to qualitatively assess urban Bangladeshi women’s interpretation of and responses to phone survey questions pertaining to maternal and child nutrition intervention coverage. Suggested...
Using routine data for nutrition accountability: Experience from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Nutrition Scorecard
ENN Field Exchange | English View the full issue (#67) online | English Date of Publication | April 2022 Key messages: • The Nigeria Governors’ Forum scorecard is presented to the Governors semi-annually and so to ensure updated information, nutrition outcome...
More to come: Taking stock of DataDENT’s 2021 achievements and 2022 plans
Happy New Year to much of the world! While there are bigger headlines dominating our news feeds, the start of 2022 signals that we are in the final stretch in DataDENT’s first 5-year funding cycle. DataDENT global and country partners have been hard at work and also...
Advancing nutrition measurement: Developing quantitative measures of nutrition service quality for pregnant women and children in low- and middle-income country health systems.
Journal Article | https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13279 Date of Publication | November 2021 Abstract: The health sector plays an important role in the delivery of high-quality nutrition interventions to women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)....
Why harmonization of food security measurement in phone surveys is needed: Lessons from India
Background Food security is essential for a healthy and productive population. In 1996, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated that food security "exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and...