Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Effectiveness of female community health volunteers in the detection and management of low-birth-weight in Nepal
qualifications: MSc
contribution: original concept, wrote the first draft, collected data, statistical analysis, supervised data collection
position: Postgraduate student
Japan
research interest: maternal and child health
qualifications: MSc
contribution: collected data, supervised data collection
position: Project manager
Nepal
Maternal and child health, neonates and nutrition related research and articles
qualifications: PhD
contribution: contributed to drafts, statistical analysis
position: Assistant professor
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, contributed to drafts
position: Senior research fellow
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Project researcher
Nepal
Cluster randomised controlled trial in rural plains Nepal to determine the relative impact on birth weight of i) a behaviour change strategy through community mobilisation through women's groups alone, ii) unconditional cash transfers to pregnant women, iii) food transfers to pregnant women (both ii and iii combined with the same behaviour change strategy) and iv) usual government programmes. Nutritional interventions to address stunting and other indicators of undernutrition particularly during the first 24 months of life and especially involving community mobilization approaches to improve maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding after 6 months Assessment of food security, livelihoods, vulnerability and nutritional status, particularly in relation to recent food price hikes in Nepal; Community-based interventions to improve maternal and child health, in particular to reduce neonatal mortality; Social inequalities in relation to health, nutrition and access to services Maternal mental health and the potential for community interventions to address mental health issues in the community; Participatory approaches to development and action research.
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