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Item އުރަމަތި ދުޅަވެ ދޮސްގަތުން(ޙާމީމް, 2021-09-24) ޢަބްދުލް ޢަޒީޒު ޙަމީދު; Abdul Azeez, HameedItem ގާތުން ދިނުން(ހެލްތު ޕްރެޓެކްސަން އެޖެންސީ، މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ހެލްތު, 2022-11-02)Item މައިމީހާގެ ގާތުން ކިރުދިނުމަށްޓަކާ ކުޑަދަރިފުޅު ބޭއްވިފައިވަނީ ރަގަޅަށްތޯ ދެނެގަންނާނެ ގޮތްތައް(ހެލްތު ޕްރޮޓެކްޝަން އޭޖެންސީ / މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް ހެލްތު, 2023)Item Association of infant and child feeding index with undernutrition in children aged 6–59 months: a cross-sectional study in the Maldives(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020) Haq, Ijaz ul; Asra, Mariyam; Tian, Qing; Ahmed, Bilal; Khan, Nadar; Ahmad, Muhammad Ijaz; Ji, Chenming; Luo, JianguangAdequate dietary intake is critically important for child growth and development. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of undernutrition and its association with infant and child feeding index (ICFI). This cross-sectional studywas conducted among children (younger than5 years) and theirmothers from Lhaviyani Atoll,Maldives. The datawere obtained by interviewing the children’s mothers via pretested questionnaires. Infant and child feeding index scores were calculated from the dietary information. Weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), length/height-for-age z-scores (LAZ/HAZ), and weight-forlength/ height z-scores were calculated from anthropometric data taken according to the WHO criterion. Linear regression tests were used to find the association of nutritional status with ICFI scores. A total of 800 children and their mothers participated in this study. The prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting was 24.6%, 32.4%, and 16.3%, respectively. Themean ICFI scores (13.0) of children aged 6–8monthswere better than those of children in other age-groups. In food groups, the intake of fish was higher among the respondents,whereas the consumption of vegetables and fruitswas lower. Infant and child feeding index scoreswere significantly associated (P< 0.05) withWAZ and LAZ/HAZ after adjustment for confounders. Overall, the findings showed that Maldivian children consumed the limited number of food items that resulted in an inadequate intake of nutrients which further resulted in the high prevalence of malnutrition.Item An Investment Framework for Nutrition : Reaching the Global Targets for Stunting, Anemia, Breastfeeding, and Wasting(World Bank Group, 2017-04-12) Shekar, Meera; Kakietek, Jakub; Eberwein, Julia Dayton; Walters, DylanThe report estimates the costs, impacts and financing scenarios to achieve the World Health Assembly global nutrition targets for stunting, anemia in women, exclusive breastfeeding and the scaling up of the treatment of severe wasting among young children. To reach these four targets, the world needs $70 billion over 10 years to invest in high-impact nutrition-specific interventions. This investment would have enormous benefits: 65 million cases of stunting and 265 million cases of anemia in women would be prevented in 2025 as compared with the 2015 baseline. In addition, at least 91 million more children would be treated for severe wasting and 105 million additional babies would be exclusively breastfed during the first six months of life over 10 years. Altogether, achieving these targets would avert at least 3.7 million child deaths. Every dollar invested in this package of interventions would yield between $4 and $35 in economic returns, making investing in early nutrition one of the best value-for-money development actions. Although some of the targets—especially those for reducing stunting in children and anemia in women—are ambitious and will require concerted efforts in financing, scale-up, and sustained commitment, recent experience from several countries suggests that meeting these targets is feasible. These investments in the critical 1000 day window of early childhood are inalienable and portable and will pay lifelong dividends – not only for children directly affected but also for us all in the form of more robust societies – that will drive future economies.