Shivani Kachwaha
International Food Policy Research Institute
24 Papers
14 Citations
Shivani Kachwaha is an academic researcher from International Food Policy Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Breastfeeding. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 14 publications.
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Papers
Impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and coping strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India: a longitudinal community-based study.
Phuong H. Nguyen,Shivani Kachwaha,Anjali Pant,Lan M. Tran,Sebanti Ghosh,Praveen Kumar Sharma,Vishal Dev Shastri,Jessica Escobar-Alegria,Rasmi Avula,Purnima Menon +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assessed changes in HFI during the COVID-19 pandemic and examined the interlinkages between HFI with child feeding practices and coping strategies.
Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Affects Dietary Intake, Micronutrient Intake, Gestational Weight Gain, and Breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation
Phuong H. Nguyen,Shivani Kachwaha,Lan M. Tran,Rasmi Avula,Melissa F Young,Sebanti Ghosh,Praveen Kumar Sharma,Jessica Escobar-Alegria,Thomas Forissier,Sumeet Patil,Edward A. Frongillo,Purnima Menon +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared nutrition-intensified antenatal care (I-ANC) with standard ANC (S-ANC), and found that women in the I-ANC arm received more home visits and counseling on core nutrition messages than in the S-ANC.
Assessing the Economic Feasibility of Assuring Nutritionally Adequate Diets for Vulnerable Populations in Uttar Pradesh, India: Findings from a "Cost of the Diet" Analysis.
Shivani Kachwaha,Phuong H. Nguyen,Michelle DeFreese,Rasmi Avula,Shruthi Cyriac,Amy Webb Girard,Purnima Menon +6 more
- 01 Jun 2019
TL;DR: Foods available in local market are sufficient for households to obtain recommended intakes of macro- and micronutrients and additional social protection for poorer households could improve optimal nutrient intakes.
Nutrient Adequacy Is Low among Both Self-Declared Lacto-Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Pregnant Women in Uttar Pradesh
Alexandra L. Bellows,Shivani Kachwaha,Sebanti Ghosh,Kristen Kappos,Jessica Escobar-Alegria,Purnima Menon,Phuong H. Nguyen +6 more
TL;DR: A range of policies and interventions that address the household food environment, nutrition counseling, behavior change, and supplementation are needed in order to achieve adequate nutrient intake for pregnant women in this population.
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Maternal nutrition practices in Uttar Pradesh, India: Role of key influential demand and supply factors.
Phuong H. Nguyen,Shivani Kachwaha,Rasmi Avula,Melissa F Young,Lan Mai Tran,Sebanti Ghosh,Rajeev Agrawal,Jessica Escobar-Alegria,Sumeet Patil,Purnima Menon +9 more
TL;DR: Strengthening existing program operations and increasing demand for services has the potential to result in large improvements in maternal nutrition practices from current baseline levels but may not be sufficient to meet World Health Organization‐recommended levels without creating an enabling environment.
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