Jennifer Nielsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3648830 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Nielsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Nielsen |
| SIGNATURE | NIELSEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Helen Keller International |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4152-8111 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Feasibility of delivering vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming through routine community health services in Siaya County, Kenya
Vitamin A deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infection are serious public health problems in Kenya. The coverage of vitamin A supplementation and deworming medication (VASD) provided through mass campaigns is generally high, yet with a cost that is not sustainable, while coverage offered through routine health services is low. Alternative strategies are needed that achieve the recommended coverage of >80% of children twice annually and can …
Understanding behavioural drivers of iron and folic acid supplementation and vitamin A- and iron-rich food consumption among women and adolescent girls in Niger
Objective: This study examined drivers and barriers to iron and folic acid supplementation and consumption of iron- and vitamin A-rich foods among women of reproductive age and adolescent girls in Niger. Design: This was an exploratory qualitative study using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Setting: This study was conducted in the rural areas of three districts in Maradi and Zinder regions of southern Niger. Participants: …
Use of the Essential Nutrition Actions framework improved child growth in Bangladesh
The Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) framework is an evidence-based set of cost-effective, integrated tools for training health and community workers to promote optimal nutrition practices for the first 1,000 days. This ENA pilot project (ENAPP) was implemented with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding from August 2008 to September 2009 in six unions of the working area of an existing USAID-funded, Title II programm…
Institutionalizing community-focused maternal, newborn, and child health strategies to strengthen health systems
BACKGROUND: Stronger health systems, with an emphasis on community-based primary health care, are required to help accelerate the pace of ending preventable maternal and child deaths as well as contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The success of the SDGs will require unprecedented coordination across sectors, including partnerships between public, private, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). To date, l…
Using formative research to promote antenatal care attendance and iron folic acid supplementation in Zinder, Niger
In Niger, use of antenatal care (ANC) and iron folic acid (IFA) supplements is suboptimal. The objectives of this paper are as follows: (a) to conduct formative research to understand barriers and beliefs among pregnant women related to ANC, IFA supplementation, and pregnancy outcomes; (b) assess the quality of currently provided ANC services; (c) use the findings to guide the development of programmatic interventions to improve coverage of ANC s…
Process evaluation improves delivery of a nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme in Burkina Faso
Evidence is emerging from rigorous evaluations about the effectiveness of nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes in improving nutritional outcomes. Additional evidence can elucidate how different programme components and pathways contribute and can be optimized for impact. The International Food Policy Research Institute, with Helen Keller International, designed a comprehensive framework to evaluate the delivery, utilization, and impact of H…
Using formative research to design a context‐specific behaviour change strategy to improve infant and young child feeding practices and nutrition in N epal
Global recommendations on strategies to improve infant feeding, care and nutrition are clear; however, there is limited literature that explains methods for tailoring these recommendations to the local context where programmes are implemented. This paper aims to: (1) highlight the individual, cultural and environmental factors revealed by formative research to affect infant and young child feeding and care practices in Baitadi district of Far Wes…
Legal Services in Rural Communities
Assessing Extinction Risk
"Risks of population extinction have been estimated using a variety of methods incorporating information from different spatial and temporal scales. We briefly consider how several broad classes of extinction risk assessments, including population viability analysis, incidence functions, and ranking methods integrate information on different temporal and spatial scales. In many circumstances, data from surveys of neutral genetic variability withi…
Images of the 'Aboriginal
Images of the 'Aboriginal
Assessing Extinction Risk
"Risks of population extinction have been estimated using a variety of methods incorporating information from different spatial and temporal scales. We briefly consider how several broad classes of extinction risk assessments, including population viability analysis, incidence functions, and ranking methods integrate information on different temporal and spatial scales. In many circumstances, data from surveys of neutral genetic variability withi…
Legal Services in Rural Communities
Using formative research to design a context‐specific behaviour change strategy to improve infant and young child feeding practices and nutrition in N epal
Global recommendations on strategies to improve infant feeding, care and nutrition are clear; however, there is limited literature that explains methods for tailoring these recommendations to the local context where programmes are implemented. This paper aims to: (1) highlight the individual, cultural and environmental factors revealed by formative research to affect infant and young child feeding and care practices in Baitadi district of Far Wes…
Institutionalizing community-focused maternal, newborn, and child health strategies to strengthen health systems
BACKGROUND: Stronger health systems, with an emphasis on community-based primary health care, are required to help accelerate the pace of ending preventable maternal and child deaths as well as contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The success of the SDGs will require unprecedented coordination across sectors, including partnerships between public, private, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). To date, l…
Using formative research to promote antenatal care attendance and iron folic acid supplementation in Zinder, Niger
In Niger, use of antenatal care (ANC) and iron folic acid (IFA) supplements is suboptimal. The objectives of this paper are as follows: (a) to conduct formative research to understand barriers and beliefs among pregnant women related to ANC, IFA supplementation, and pregnancy outcomes; (b) assess the quality of currently provided ANC services; (c) use the findings to guide the development of programmatic interventions to improve coverage of ANC s…
Process evaluation improves delivery of a nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme in Burkina Faso
Evidence is emerging from rigorous evaluations about the effectiveness of nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes in improving nutritional outcomes. Additional evidence can elucidate how different programme components and pathways contribute and can be optimized for impact. The International Food Policy Research Institute, with Helen Keller International, designed a comprehensive framework to evaluate the delivery, utilization, and impact of H…
Use of the Essential Nutrition Actions framework improved child growth in Bangladesh
The Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) framework is an evidence-based set of cost-effective, integrated tools for training health and community workers to promote optimal nutrition practices for the first 1,000 days. This ENA pilot project (ENAPP) was implemented with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding from August 2008 to September 2009 in six unions of the working area of an existing USAID-funded, Title II programm…
Feasibility of delivering vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming through routine community health services in Siaya County, Kenya
Vitamin A deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infection are serious public health problems in Kenya. The coverage of vitamin A supplementation and deworming medication (VASD) provided through mass campaigns is generally high, yet with a cost that is not sustainable, while coverage offered through routine health services is low. Alternative strategies are needed that achieve the recommended coverage of >80% of children twice annually and can …
Understanding behavioural drivers of iron and folic acid supplementation and vitamin A- and iron-rich food consumption among women and adolescent girls in Niger
Objective: This study examined drivers and barriers to iron and folic acid supplementation and consumption of iron- and vitamin A-rich foods among women of reproductive age and adolescent girls in Niger. Design: This was an exploratory qualitative study using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Setting: This study was conducted in the rural areas of three districts in Maradi and Zinder regions of southern Niger. Participants: …
Medicine (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works)