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ReviewMaternal & child nutrition2017

Executive summary for the Micronutrient Powders Consultation: Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance.

Christina Nyhus Dhillon, Danya Sarkar, Rolf Dw Klemm, Lynnette M Neufeld, Rahul Rawat, Alison Tumilowicz, Sorrel Ml Namaste

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Review in Maternal & child nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Micronutrient Powders for Infants and Young Children.Global health, science and practice · 2021
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  16. Early life nutrition.Science progress · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Christina Nyhus DhillonIndependent Consultant, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7004-6336
Danya SarkarStrengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally, Arlington, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0790-198X
Rolf Dw KlemmHelen Keller International, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8423-1943
Lynnette M NeufeldGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2652-9108
Rahul RawatInternational Food Policy Research Institute, Dakar, Senegal.
Alison TumilowiczGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8955-1479
Sorrel Ml NamasteStrengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally, Arlington, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6857-8461
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition · CHHelen Keller International · USGates Foundation · USGlobal Water Partnership · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron deficiency anaemia is estimated to be the leading cause of years lived with disability among children. Young children's diets are often inadequate in iron and other micronutrients, and provision of essential vitamin and minerals has long been recommended. With the limited programmatic success of iron drop/syrup interventions, interest in micronutrient powders (MNP) has increased. MNP are a mixture of vitamins and minerals, enclosed in single-dose sachets, which are stirred into a child's portion of food immediately before consumption. MNP are an efficacious intervention for reducing iron deficiency anaemia and filling important nutrient gaps in children 6-23 months of age. As of 2014, 50 countries have implemented MNP programmes including 9 at a national level. This paper provides an overview of a 3-paper series, based on findings from the "Micronutrient Powders Consultation: Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance" held by the USAID-funded Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) Project. The objectives of the Consultation were to identify and summarize the most recent MNP programme experiences and lessons learned for operationalizing MNP for young children and prioritize an implementation research agenda. The Consultation was composed of 3 working groups that used the following methods: deliberations among 49 MNP programme implementers and experts, a review of published and grey literature, questionnaires, and key informant interviews, described in this overview. The following articles summarize findings in 3 broad programme areas: planning, implementation, and continual programme improvement. The papers also outline priorities for implementation research to inform improved operationalization of MNP.

Indexed as

Program EvaluationAnemiaAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyChild, PreschoolDietary SupplementsFood AssistanceHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInfantInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMicronutrientsNutritional RequirementsPovertyPowdersSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesMicronutrientsPowderscomplementary feedingevidence-based practiceinfant and child nutritioniron deficiency anaemiamicronutrientsprogramming

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PMID28960876
PMCPMC5656884
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