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Interim Report: Jan Andolan for Maternal and Child Health: Communication, Beliefs and Practices among Pregnant and Lactating Women
As part of the nutrition communication and behavior change project led by the Indian ministry of women and child development in technical partnership with the Harvard Chan India Research Center and supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Center has developed an interim report titled ‘Jan Andolan for Maternal and Child Health: Communication, Beliefs, and Practices among Pregnant and Lactating Women’. The report outlines key findings and policy implications from focus group discussions with pregnant women and lactating mothers in India, on topics such as breastfeeding, complementary feeding, immunization, and care-seeking behaviors.
The report is a part of the Ministry’s larger initiative focused on documenting, testing, and evaluating social and behavior change communication strategies to promote nutrition-seeking behaviors through Jan Andolan for POSHAN Abhiyaan, among pregnant and lactating women and community health workers. The report is a part of the Ministry’s larger initiative focused on documenting, testing, and evaluating social and behavior change communication strategies to promote nutrition-seeking behaviors through Jan Andolan for POSHAN Abhiyaan, among pregnant and lactating women and community health workers.