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Mobile-Based Nutrition and Child Health Monitoring to Inform Program Development: An Experience From Liberia

Agnes Guyon, Ariella Bock, Laura Buback and Barbara Knittel
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2016, 4(4):661-670; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00189

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Figures

  • FIGURE 1
    FIGURE 1

    Diagram of LAUNCH Project's Nutrition and Health Monitoring System in Liberia

    Field staff used mobile smartphones (right) to collect monitoring data, from either food distribution points or households, which were then transferred to a cloud-based server for storage when an Internet connection was available (top center). Project managers then downloaded, analyzed, and presented the data in visual format (left) to inform decision making at meetings.

  • FIGURE 2
    FIGURE 2

    Example of LAUNCH's Excel-Based Dashboard to Present Monitoring Findings

  • FIGURE 3
    FIGURE 3

    Findings from LAUNCH's Nutrition and Health Monitoring System: Women's Nutrition and Health, by Quarter, Liberia, April 2012–June 2014

    Abbreviations: FDP, food distribution point; IFA, iron-folic acid; ITN, insecticide-treated net; LW, lactating women; PLW, pregnant and lactating women; PW, pregnant women.

  • FIGURE 4
    FIGURE 4

    Findings from LAUNCH's Nutrition and Health Monitoring System: Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices, by Quarter, Liberia, April 2012–June 2014

    Abbreviations: FDP, food distribution point; MAD, minimum acceptable diet.

Tables

  • TABLE 1.

    Number of LAUNCH Program Participants Interviewed per Quarter by Point of Contact, Liberia, April 2012–June 2014

    QuarterPoint of Contact
    No. of Pregnant WomenNo. of Lactating WomenNo. of Mothers of Children <2Total
    Food Distribution Points
    Quarter 1 (Apr–Jun 2012), Lean Season157152225534
    Quarter 2 (Jul–Sep 2012), Lean Season79105221405
    Quarter 3 (Oct–Dec 2012), Non-Lean Season69116210395
    Quarter 4 (Jan–Mar 2013), Non-Lean Season109112189410
    Quarter 5 (Apr–Jun 2013), Lean Season104163249516
    Quarter 6 (Jul–Sep 2013), Lean Season81144282507
    Households
    Quarter 7 (Oct–Dec 2013), Non-Lean Season658116180
    Quarter 8 (Jan–Mar 2014), Non-Lean Season1374122209
    Quarter 9 (Apr–Jun 2014), Lean Season4216691

    • Note: Lean season refers to the period from April to September; non-lean season to the period from October to March.

  • TABLE 2.

    Attendance at LAUNCH Community Groups and Travel to Food Distribution Points, by Quarter, Liberia, April 2012–June 2014

    % Participating in Care Group or Mother Groupa% With a Family Member Participating in Farmer Group% Traveling More Than 1 Hour to FDP
    Quarter 130930
    Quarter 2421538
    Quarter 3461824
    Quarter 4602025
    Quarter 5913128
    Quarter 6784116
    Quarter 7b982511
    Quarter 8b922927
    Quarter 9b983014

    • Abbreviations: FDP, food distribution point; LAUNCH, Liberia Agricultural Upgrading Nutrition and Child Health project.

    • ↵a Participation in one of these groups was a prerequisite for receiving food rations. A mother group is a group of women that meets under the leadership of one lead mother. A Care Group is a group of lead mothers (around 20) that participates in training.

    • ↵b In quarters 7, 8, and 9, the point of contact shifted to household level.

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Mobile-Based Nutrition and Child Health Monitoring to Inform Program Development: An Experience From Liberia
Agnes Guyon, Ariella Bock, Laura Buback, Barbara Knittel
Global Health: Science and Practice Dec 2016, 4 (4) 661-670; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00189
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