ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2014
From biological to program efficacy: promoting dialogue among the research, policy, and program communities.
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- Can Double Fortification of Salt with Iron and Iodine Reduce Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency, and Functional Outcomes? Evidence of Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Safety.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- The impact of integrated prevention and treatment on child malnutrition and health: the PROMIS project, a randomized control trial in Burkina Faso and Mali.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Valuing the Diversity of Research Methods to Advance Nutrition Science.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Comprehensive evaluation of Salud Escolar a health school program in Mexico: Rationale, design and methods.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Systematic Process Framework for Conducting Implementation Science Research in Food Fortification Programs.Global health, science and practice · 2021Article
- Tailoring Process and Impact Evaluation of a "Cash-Plus" Program: The Value of Using a Participatory Program Impact Pathway Analysis.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- Process Evaluation of a Large-Scale Community-Based Nutrition Program in Malawi.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
- Program Impact Pathways and Contexts: A Commentary on Theoretical Issues and Research Applications to Support the EsIAN Component of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program.The Journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- From evidence to national scale: An implementation framework for micronutrient powders in Rwanda.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Estimating reach of social impact products: A model to standardize the calculation of product reach in data-scarce settings.Journal of global health reports · 2019Article
- Feasibility of integrating calcium and iron-folate supplementation to prevent preeclampsia and anemia in pregnancy in primary healthcare facilities in Kenya.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
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- Government information systems to monitor complementary feeding programs for young children.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Article
- Experiences and lessons learned for programme improvement of micronutrient powders interventions.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Article
- Food fortification for impact: a data-driven approach.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2016Article
- Addressing epidemiological and public health analytic challenges in outcome and impact research: a commentary on 'Prechewing Infant Food, Consumption of Sweets and Dairy and Not Breastfeeding are Associated with Increased Diarrhea Risk of Ten Month Old Infants'.Maternal & child nutrition · 2016Article
- Equity improvements in maternal and newborn care indicators: results from the Bardiya district of Nepal.Health policy and planning · 2016Article
- Integration to Implementation and the Micronutrient Forum: A Coordinated Approach for Global Nutrition. Case Study Application: Safety and Effectiveness of Iron Interventions.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Review
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Abstract
The biological efficacy of nutritional supplements to complement usual diets in poor populations is well established. This knowledge rests on decades of methodologic research development and, more recently, on codification of methods to compile and interpret results across studies. The challenge now is to develop implementation (delivery) science knowledge and achieve a similar consensus on efficacy criteria for the delivery of these nutrients by public health and other organizations. This requires analysis of the major policy instruments for delivery and well-designed program delivery studies that examine the flow of a nutrient through a program impact pathway. This article discusses the differences between biological and program efficacy, and why elucidating the fidelity of delivery along the program impact pathways is essential for implementing a program efficacy trial and for assessing its internal and external validity. Research on program efficacy is expanding, but there is a lack of adequate frameworks to facilitate the process of harmonizing concepts and vocabulary, which is essential for communication among scientists, policy planners, and program implementers. There is an urgent need to elaborate these frameworks at national and program levels not only for program efficacy studies but also for the broader research agenda to support and improve the science of delivering adequate nutrition to those who need it most.
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