An Assessment of Home-Based Newborn Care Plus Innovation in Six districts of Rajasthan: A Cross Sectional Comparative Analysis

Authors

  • Kezia Katherine Yonzon Sambodhi Research and Communications Private Limited https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5903-342X
  • Nabamallika Dehingia Center on Gender Equity and Health, UC San Diego
  • Varun Alwadhi Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, New Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-6471
  • Kultar Singh Sambodhi Research and Communications Private Limited
  • Harish Kumar Norway India Partnership Initiative, New Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-6471
  • Ashfaq Ahmed Bhat Norway India Partnership Initiative, New Delhi
  • Rajat Khanna Norway India Partnership Initiative, New Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-481X
  • Ajay Khera Child Health Division, MoHFW, GoI, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2019.v31i03.008

Keywords:

Home Based Newborn Care Plus, HBNC, Norway India Partnership Initiative, NIPI

Abstract

Background: To improve coverage of key child health community practices, Home Based Infant Care (HBNC+) was implemented with support of Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) in 4 States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. The innovation aimed at improving coverage of key child health interventions through home visits by community health worker, Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA). Aims & Objective: This paper elucidates the results from the assessment of implementation in intervention versus control districts of Rajasthan.   Material & Methods: A cross-sectional intervention-control design with a sample size of 3211 mothers of children in age group 0 to 23 months was adopted. Results: 85 percent of the children (aged 3-23 months) received at least one infant care home visit in the intervention districts in comparison to 32 percent in control. Significant improvements were found in terms of exclusive breastfeeding, weighing and Iron Folic Acid (IFA) consumption and availability of ORS and Iron Syrup in intervention districts. 15 percent additional children had weight plotted in growth charts and 24 percent more consumed IFA syrup bi-weekly in intervention districts. Conclusion: Home visits in infancy is a scalable model and can lead to improvement of community child health practices.

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2019-09-30

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Yonzon KK, Dehingia N, Alwadhi V, Singh K, Kumar H, Bhat AA, et al. An Assessment of Home-Based Newborn Care Plus Innovation in Six districts of Rajasthan: A Cross Sectional Comparative Analysis. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 May 20];31(3):338-46. Available from: http://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1118

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