Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

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Development

Problem

Childcare burdens limiting productivity among women in the informal sector, and lack of evidence on optimal childcare delivery for children's development

Intervention: Provision of free childcare through either workplace-based or community-based centers
Population: 883 women market vendors in Kampala, Uganda and their children

Key finding

Free childcare redistributes caregiving away from household members and raises women's hourly earnings

Experimental

Arinaitwe et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Sept 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Iodine deficiency in utero and infancy leading to increased child mortality and reduced academic achievement

Intervention: Salt iodization program (and the effects of its disruption)
Population: Rural Ethiopian children born before and after the May 1998 border closure that interrupted iodized salt access

Key finding

Children with fewer months of early-life exposure to iodized salt scored lower on standardized secondary-school exams

Experimental

Alemu et al. · OpenAlex · 3 Sept 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Growth and nutritional status concerns in children and adolescents with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy

Intervention: Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy
Population: Children and adolescents with HIV-1 initiating or switching to dolutegravir-based ART (238 total participants across two trials)

Key finding

Adjusted mean BMI-for-age z-score increased significantly by 0.3 in one trial (p<0.05) and non-significantly by 0.3 in the other (p=0.074).

Pre/post

McKenna et al. · OpenAlex · 12 Sept 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

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Problem

Micronutrient deficiencies and low essential fatty acid intake among pregnant/lactating women and young children in Sub-Saharan Africa, affecting growth and development

Intervention: Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) given to women and/or children to provide extra micronutrients, essential fatty acids and protein
Population: Pregnant/lactating women and children aged 6 months and older in six Sub-Saharan African countries

Key finding

Improved child growth in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa but not in two Malawi trials

Experimental

Adu‐Afarwuah · Crossref · 1 Dec 2020

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

High under-five mortality and chronic malnutrition (stunting) in Burkina Faso

Intervention: Multisectoral Nutrition Strategic Plan interventions including complementary feeding, breastfeeding promotion, malaria prevention in pregnancy, zinc supplementation, and WASH measures
Population: Children under five in Burkina Faso

Key finding

Under-five mortality projected to decline from 85.4 to 80.6 (MNSP) or 73.6 (MNSP+) per 1000 live births

Practitioner

Kere et al. · OpenAlex · 19 Sept 2026

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