Vrinda Mehra
Biographic Data
| ID | 7987154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vrinda Mehra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vrinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehra |
| SIGNATURE | MEHRA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations Children's Fund |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron‐containing supplementation coverage
Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage. Furthermore, the validity of commonly used coverage indicators for iron-containing supplement consumption is questionable. The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring, and partners, have systematically worked to identify a feasible and valid ind…
Trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and adult women in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000
INTRODUCTION: Evidence on the rate at which the double burden of malnutrition unfolds is limited. We quantified trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and adult women in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We analysed 102 Demographic and Health Surveys between 1993 and 2017 from 35 countries. We assessed regional trends through cross-sectional series analyses and ran multilevel linear regression models to estimate the aver…
Measuring coverage of infant and young child feeding counselling interventions
Most countries implement nutrition counselling interventions as part of programmes to support breastfeeding and complementary feeding. However, data to track coverage of counselling interventions are rarely available. As a result, little is known about the coverage of counselling on infant and young child feeding (IYCF). Survey-based data collection systems generally collect data on IYCF practices but do not collect data on coverage of interventi…
Gap between contact and content in maternal and newborn care
BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, coverage of maternal and newborn health indicators used for global monitoring and reporting have increased substantially but reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality have remained slow. This has led to an increased recognition and concern that these standard globally agreed upon measures of antenatal care (ANC), skilled birth attendance (SBA) and postnatal care (PNC) only capture the level of contacts with t…
Measuring postnatal care contacts for mothers and newborns
BACKGROUND: The postnatal period represents a vulnerable phase for mothers and newborns where both face increased risk of morbidity and death. WHO recommends postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns to include a first contact within 24 hours following the birth of the child. However, measuring coverage of PNC in household surveys has been variable over time. The two largest household survey programs in low and middle-income countries, the UN…
Does health facility service environment matter for the receipt of essential newborn care? Linking health facility and household survey data in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Health facility service environment is an important factor for newborns survival and well-being in general and in particular in high mortality settings such as Malawi where despite high coverage of essential interventions, neonatal mortality remains high. The aim of this study is to assess whether the quality of the health service environment at birth is associated with quality of care received by the newborn. METHODS: We used data fr…
Community Participation in Health Systems Research
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Community Participation in Health Systems Research
Gap between contact and content in maternal and newborn care
BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, coverage of maternal and newborn health indicators used for global monitoring and reporting have increased substantially but reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality have remained slow. This has led to an increased recognition and concern that these standard globally agreed upon measures of antenatal care (ANC), skilled birth attendance (SBA) and postnatal care (PNC) only capture the level of contacts with t…
Measuring postnatal care contacts for mothers and newborns
BACKGROUND: The postnatal period represents a vulnerable phase for mothers and newborns where both face increased risk of morbidity and death. WHO recommends postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns to include a first contact within 24 hours following the birth of the child. However, measuring coverage of PNC in household surveys has been variable over time. The two largest household survey programs in low and middle-income countries, the UN…
Does health facility service environment matter for the receipt of essential newborn care? Linking health facility and household survey data in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Health facility service environment is an important factor for newborns survival and well-being in general and in particular in high mortality settings such as Malawi where despite high coverage of essential interventions, neonatal mortality remains high. The aim of this study is to assess whether the quality of the health service environment at birth is associated with quality of care received by the newborn. METHODS: We used data fr…
Trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and adult women in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000
INTRODUCTION: Evidence on the rate at which the double burden of malnutrition unfolds is limited. We quantified trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and adult women in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We analysed 102 Demographic and Health Surveys between 1993 and 2017 from 35 countries. We assessed regional trends through cross-sectional series analyses and ran multilevel linear regression models to estimate the aver…
Measuring coverage of infant and young child feeding counselling interventions
Most countries implement nutrition counselling interventions as part of programmes to support breastfeeding and complementary feeding. However, data to track coverage of counselling interventions are rarely available. As a result, little is known about the coverage of counselling on infant and young child feeding (IYCF). Survey-based data collection systems generally collect data on IYCF practices but do not collect data on coverage of interventi…
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron‐containing supplementation coverage
Daily consumption of iron-containing supplements is recommended for all pregnant women but there is no approved global standard indicator for assessing supplementation coverage. Furthermore, the validity of commonly used coverage indicators for iron-containing supplement consumption is questionable. The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring, and partners, have systematically worked to identify a feasible and valid ind…
Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Developing country (2 works)