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...
Unequal coverage of nutrition and health interventions for women and children in seven countries
Journal Article | Download | http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.21.286650 Date of Publication | January 2022 Abstract: Objective: To examine inequalities and opportunity gaps in co-coverage of health and nutrition interventions in seven countries. Methods: We used data...
Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
Discussion Paper | https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134724 Date of Publication | October 2021 Abstract: The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been...
Measuring food security in the context of COVID-19 in India: A review of measurement tools and adaptations to phone-based data collection
Brief | PDF 558 KB Date of Publication | October 2021 Suggested Citation: Measuring food security in the context of COVID-19 in India: A review of measurement tools and adaptations to phone-based data collection. New Delhi: Data for Decisions to Expand Nutrition...
Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent‐interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India
Manuscript: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13248 Publication Date | August 2021 Abstract: Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question’s intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued....
Advancing the quality of care measurement agenda for nutrition
Much of DataDENT's work has focused in on improving the measurement of nutrition intervention coverage. We have worked to develop new coverage indicators for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) counseling and Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection,...
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...
Unequal coverage of nutrition and health interventions for women and children in seven countries
Journal Article | Download | http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.21.286650 Date of Publication | January 2022 Abstract: Objective: To examine inequalities and opportunity gaps in co-coverage of health and nutrition interventions in seven countries. Methods: We used data...
Enabling environments for nutrition advocacy: A comparison of infant and young child feeding and food fortification in Nigeria
Discussion Paper | https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134724 Date of Publication | October 2021 Abstract: The importance of an enabling environment for effective nutrition advocacy is well-recognized, and several key elements of such an environment have been...
Measuring food security in the context of COVID-19 in India: A review of measurement tools and adaptations to phone-based data collection
Brief | PDF 558 KB Date of Publication | October 2021 Suggested Citation: Measuring food security in the context of COVID-19 in India: A review of measurement tools and adaptations to phone-based data collection. New Delhi: Data for Decisions to Expand Nutrition...
Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent‐interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India
Manuscript: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13248 Publication Date | August 2021 Abstract: Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question’s intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued....
Advancing the quality of care measurement agenda for nutrition
Much of DataDENT's work has focused in on improving the measurement of nutrition intervention coverage. We have worked to develop new coverage indicators for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) counseling and Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection,...