Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Study ID | Country | Study design | Duration of intervention | Integration program | Nutrition Interventions Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arifeen et al. 2009 [14] | Bangladesh | Cluster RCT | 2 years | Nutrition into IMCI/iCCM | Counselling of mothers on breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding, local feeding practices, growth monitoring, supplementary nutrition, vitamin A supplementation, and screening, management and referral for malnutrition. |
Armstrong et al. 2004 [15] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Bhandari et al. 2012 [16] | India | Cluster RCT | 3 years and 4 months | ||
Bryce et al. 2005 [17] | Tanzania | Non-RCT | 1 year | ||
El Arifeen et al. 2004 [18] | Bangladesh | Cluster RCT | 2 years | ||
Friedman & Wolfheim 2014 [19] | Multi-countries | Mixed studies | Not stated | ||
Masanja et al. 2005 [20] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Mazumder et al. 2014 [21] | India | Cluster RCT | 3 years and 4 months | ||
Miller et al. 2014 [22] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | 1 year | ||
Rasanathan et al. 2014 [23] | Sub-Saharan countries | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Schellenberg et al. 2004 [24] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Taneja et al. 2015 [25] | India | Cluster RCT | 1 year | ||
Aguayo et al. 2013 [26] | India | Cross-sectional study | 1 year | SAM/MAM into Health Services | Community and facility-based management of SAM and MAM. |
Amadi et al. 2016 [27] | Zambia | Cohort study | 3 years | ||
Brits et al. 2017 [28] | South Africa | Cohort study | 1 year | ||
Deconinck et al. 2016 [29] | Niger | Qualitative study | Not stated | ||
Kouam et al. 2014 [30] | Bangladesh | Qualitative study | Not stated | ||
Puett et al. 2015 [31] | Bangladesh | Qualitative study | Not stated | ||
Puett et al. 2013 [32] | Bangladesh | Mixed study | Not stated | ||
Sadler et al. 2011 [33] | Bangladesh | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Tadesse et al. 2017 [34] | Ethiopia | Cohort study | 14 weeks | ||
Doherty et al. 2010 [35] | Ethiopia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional study | 6 months | Nutrition into Child Health Days | Vitamin A supplementation and nutrition screening. |
Palmer et al. 2013 [36] | Multi-countries | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Anand et al. 2012 [37] | 28 sub-Saharan African countries | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | Nutrition into Immunization | Vitamin A supplementation, early and exclusive breastfeeding, infant and young child feeding practices and growth monitoring. |
Baqui et al. 2008 [38] | India | Quasi-experimental | 3 years | ||
Ching et al. 2000 [39] | Philippines and Vietnam | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Hodges et al. 2015 [40] | Sierra Leone | Quasi-experimental | 6 months | ||
Klemm et al. 1996 [41] | Philippines | Cross-sectional study | 6 months | ||
Ropero-Álvarez et al. 2012 [42] | Multi-countries | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Fernandez-Rao et al. 2014 [43] | India | RCT | 1 year | Nutrition into ECD | Home/preschool fortification with multiple micronutrient powder, responsive stimulation, early nutrition interventions, monitoring of child nutrition and growth promotion. |
Gowani et al. 2014 [44] | Pakistan | RCT | 2 years and 7 months | ||
Yousafzai et al. 2014 [45] | India | RCT | 1 year | ||
Grellety et al. 2017 [46] | Congo | RCT | 6 months | Nutrition into Cash Transfer Programs | Treatment of SAM according to the national protocol and counselling with or without a cash supplement of US$40 monthly for 6 months. |
Berti et al. 2010 [47] | Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi & Tanzania | Cross-sectional survey | 10 years | Nutrition into Other Programs | Infant and young child feeding practices and micronutrient supplementation. |
Fagerli et al. 2017 [48] | Kenya | Cross-sectional study | 1 year | ||
Grossmann et al. 2015 [49] | Guatamala | Before and after study | 3 months | ||
Guyon et al. 2009 [50] | Madagascar | Before and after study | 5 years | ||
Nguyen et al. 2017 [51] | Bangladesh | Cluster-RCT | 2 years | ||
Parikh et al. 2010 [52] | Dominican Republic | Cross-sectional study | 1 year | ||
Saiyed & Seshadri 2000 [53] | India | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Singh et al. 2017 [54] | India | Quasi experimental | 18 months | ||
Sivanesan et al. 2016 [55] | India | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Tandon, 1989 [56] | India | Cross-sectional study | Not stated | ||
Head Jeniffer 1999 [57] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study | Not stated |