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Enhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistan

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T18:59:30Z
dc.date.available2014-06-20T18:59:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractAfghanistan has high rates of malnutrition and a high infant mortality rate of 77/1000 births. Infant and young child feeding practices are a key determinant of malnutrition in Afghanistan, and thus far, relatively little attention has been given to this issue. This report was prepared to inform the scaling up of infant and young child feeding through the Government of Afghanistan's Basic Package of Health Services. The case study outlines the Baby Friendly Village Project intervention objectives, the project's approach, monitoring and evaluation issues, findings, and lessons learned. The overall goal of the Project was to promote early and exclusive breastfeeding for children under 6 months old and to encourage families to offer age-appropriate complementary foods to children 6-24 months. Despite several monitoring and evaluation issues, the pilot has generated a number of important lessons for policymakers and program implementers in Afghanistan. The Care for Afghan Families intervention shows that for future similar projects, sufficient technical support should be provided to assist the implementing agency with the overall planning of the intervention, including conducting the needed formative studies to guide the education, communication, and social marketing messages and approaches for the various target groups. Special assistance would be needed to help with the design and implementation of an appropriate and feasible program monitoring system to track the quality and coverage of the intervention and to assess its anticipated impact. Finally, it is important to pretest the intervention strategy as well as the data collection methodology prior to full-scale implementation. Public health impact from an intervention can be achieved by ensuring its quality and sustained high population coverage over time. While many unknowns exist in a country such as Afghanistan, this report illustrates some of the lessons learned from the Care for Afghan Families pilot intervention on infant and young child feeding, Baby Friendly Village Project, and provides recommendations for future initiatives.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19402486/afghanistan-enhancing-skills-improved-infant-young-child-nutrition-baby-friend-village-approach-takhar-province-case-study
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18699
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18699
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfghanistan nutrition solutions series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARY FOOD
dc.subjectCOUNSELING
dc.subjectCOUNSELORS
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEXISTING CAPACITY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFACT SHEET
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectHEALTH COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACT
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH POSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHOME HEALTH VISITS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT MORBIDITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectMASS COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEWBORNS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL NEEDS
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOSTERS
dc.subjectPOSTNATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL MARKETING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectTRAININGS
dc.subjectVILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleEnhancing Skills for Improved Infant and Young Child Nutrition : Baby Friendly Village Approach, Takhar Province, Afghanistanen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-04-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:51:54.289568Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19402486/afghanistan-enhancing-skills-improved-infant-young-child-nutrition-baby-friend-village-approach-takhar-province-case-study
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid663111468184763507
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b084a8267a_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19402486
okr.identifier.report87032
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/04/17/000016351_20140417114541/Rendered/PDF/870320WP0Box380e0Study0IYCF00OUO090.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.unitS.A. Human Development Sector (SASHD)
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