Setting research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health and nutrition in Afghanistan
An application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative methodology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880285 |
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| Authors | T K Majumdar (Johns Hopkins University), Tanvi Majumdar (0009-0004-9202-2238, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA), Emily C Keats (0000-0002-1354-7086, Johns Hopkins University), Hana Tasic (0009-0006-0589-3612, Canadian Sleep Society), Sama El Baz (Johns Hopkins University), David H Peters (0000-0001-8377-3444, York University), Najibullah Safi (0000-0003-0042-7007, World Health Organization - Afghanistan), Hannah Tappis (0000-0002-4289-5418, Johns Hopkins University), Nadia Akseer (0000-0002-1229-2640, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | Suppl 3 |
| Pages | e018579 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018579 |
| PMID | 40897452 |
| OpenAlex | W4413930684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
BACKGROUND: Since 2021, Afghanistan has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis that disproportionately impacts Afghan women and children. They experience inequities in healthcare access, deterioration of healthcare quality and extreme food insecurity. This study aims to fill an important gap by providing consensus on research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and nutrition in Afghanistan. METHODS: The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) is a widely used research prioritisation methodology that crowdsources input from subject matter experts to generate, score and rank research questions. This study reached out to 303 Afghanistan health researchers, who were identified through relevant publications, to align on the 20 highest priority MNCH, SRH and nutrition research questions. Question generation occurred in 2022, and data collection and analysis were completed by January 2025. RESULTS: questions in MNCH and nutrition topic areas. The top questions ranged from characterising the availability, access and quality of MNCH services, to leveraging locally available interventions for malnutrition and food security, to strategies for increasing immunisation coverage. CONCLUSION: By identifying high-priority research questions, donors, researchers, implementers and governments can align their research agendas and resource allocation to address critical health challenges for women and children in Afghanistan
Afghan · Economic growth · Environmental health · Global health · Health care · Malnutrition · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Reproductive health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges · Medicine · Nursing · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Health Policy
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| Citations per year | 4 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |