Effective coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care in Bangladesh: Insights from nationwide cross-sectional household and health facility surveys

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Khương, Long Quỳnh; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Billah, Sk Masum; Menon, Purnima; Piwoz, Ellen; and Leslie, Hannah H. 2021. Effective coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care in Bangladesh: Insights from nationwide cross-sectional household and health facility surveys. BMJ Open 11(1): e04010. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040109

Improving the impact of nutrition interventions requires adequate measurement of both reach and quality of interventions, but limited evidence exists on advancing coverage measurement. We adjusted contact-based coverage estimates, taking into consideration the inputs required to deliver quality nutrition services, to calculate input-adjusted coverage of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care from pregnancy through early childhood in Bangladesh.