Impact of community-based mitanin programme on undernutrition in rural Chhattisgarh State, India

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-91

  Vir, Sheila C ^a   Kalita, Anuska ^b   Mondal, Shinjini ^b   Malik, Richa ^a  

^a USAID New Delhi   (India)

^b ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth   (India)

Author keywords

Annual average reduction rate of undernutrition; Community volunteers; Direct essential nutrition interventions; Health sector

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL AREA; WEIGHT;

CHHATTISGARH; INDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901624727     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500110     Document Type: Article

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