Using implementation research for evidence-based programme development: a case study from Kenya

Maternal & Child Nutrition
Alison TumilowiczGretel H Pelto

Abstract

The few available studies of programme effectiveness in nutrition find that programmes are less effective than would be predicted from the efficacy trials that are the basis for evidence-based programming. Some of these are due to gaps in utilisation within households. To a greater extent, these gaps can be attributed to problems in programme design and implementation. 'Implementation research in nutrition' is an emerging area of study aimed at addressing this problem, by building an evidence base and a sound theory to design and implement programmes that will effectively deliver nutrition interventions. The purpose of this supplement to Maternal & Child Nutrition is to contribute to this growing area of implementation research. The series of papers presented and the reflections for policymaking and programmes, combined with the reflections on the application of ethnography to this area of inquiry, illustrate the value of systematic research undertaken for the purpose of supporting the design of nutrition interventions that are appropriate for the specific populations in which they are undertaken.

References

Jan 16, 2013·Advances in Nutrition·David L PelletierLynnette M Neufeld
Jun 12, 2013·Lancet·Robert E BlackUNKNOWN Maternal and Child Nutrition Study Group
Jun 12, 2013·Lancet·Zulfiqar A BhuttaUNKNOWN Lancet Nutrition Interventions Review Group, the Maternal and Child Nutrition Study Group
Oct 23, 2013·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Bernadette DaelmansAndré Briend
Jan 16, 2014·Advances in Nutrition·Jean-Pierre Habicht, Gretel H Pelto
Jun 18, 2014·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Purnima MenonDavid Pelletier

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Sep 15, 2018·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Faith M ThuitaMargaret Armar-Klemesu
Jun 26, 2020·Advances in Nutrition·Andrea M WarrenRahul Rawat
May 27, 2021·Global Health, Science and Practice·Emily TeachoutMichael J Cannon

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