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ArticleBMJ open2021

Effective coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care in Bangladesh: insights from nationwide cross-sectional household and health facility surveys.

Phuong Hong Nguyen, Long Quỳnh Khương, Priyanjana Pramanik, Sk Masum Billah, Purnima Menon, Ellen Piwoz, Hannah H Leslie

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Phuong Hong NguyenPoverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA P.H.Nguyen@cgiar.org.ORCID 0000-0003-3418-1674
Long Quỳnh KhươngHanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Priyanjana PramanikPoverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Sk Masum BillahMaternal and Child Health Division, ICDDRB, Dhaka, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
Purnima MenonPoverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Ellen PiwozBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Hannah H LeslieGlobal Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7464-3645

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Abstract

introductionImproving the impact of nutrition interventions requires adequate measurement of both reach and quality of interventions, but limited evidence exists on advancing coverage measurement. We adjusted contact-based coverage estimates, taking into consideration the inputs required to deliver quality nutrition services, to calculate input-adjusted coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care from pregnancy through early childhood in Bangladesh.

methodsWe used data from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys to assess use of maternal and child health services and the 2014 Service Provision Assessment to determine facility readiness to deliver nutrition interventions. Service readiness captured availability of nutrition-specific inputs (including human resources and training, equipment, diagnostics and medicines). Contact coverage was combined with service readiness to create a measure of input-adjusted coverage at the national and regional levels, across place of residence, and by maternal education and household socioeconomic quintiles.

resultsContact coverage varied from 28% for attending at least four ANC visits to 38% for institutional delivery, 35% for child growth monitoring and 81% for sick child care. Facilities demonstrated incomplete readiness for nutrition interventions, ranging from 48% to 51% across services. Nutrition input-adjusted coverage was suboptimal (18% for ANC, 23% for institutional delivery, 20% for child growth monitoring and 52% for sick child care) and varied between regions within the country. Inequalities in input-adjusted coverage were large during ANC and institutional delivery (14-17 percentage points (pp) between urban and rural areas, 15 pp between low and high education, and 28-34 pp between highest and lowest wealth quintiles) and less variable for sick child care (<2 pp).

conclusionNutrition input-adjusted coverage was suboptimal and varied subnationally and across the continuum of care in Bangladesh. Special efforts are needed to improve the reach as well as the quality of health and nutrition services to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Child Health ServicesHealth FacilitiesBangladeshChildChild, PreschoolContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansPregnancyPrenatal CareSocioeconomic Factorsepidemiologyinternational health servicesnutrition & dieteticspublic healthquality in health care

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