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

COVNUS

Problem

Lack of rigorously evaluated, gamified tools that explicitly teach gratitude to preadolescent children, who could benefit in well-being and prosocial behavior from character strengths such as gratitude

Intervention: Grati y la Isla de la Gratitud, an educational game-based app to enhance children's understanding and expression of gratitude
Population: 304 children aged 9-12 from public and private schools; 17 of them interviewed

Key finding

The intervention group gave significantly more complex definitions of gratitude, with more conceptual elements (benefactor, beneficiary, benefit, effort), than the control group.

Experimental

Gómez et al. · OpenAlex · 3 Oct 2026

Protection

Problem

Adolescent health volunteers at Posyandu Remaja had limited knowledge and educational materials to teach adolescents about the effects of social media on mental health.

Intervention: Awareness-raising sessions, educational outreach, training in educational communication, mentoring, and leaflets and posters for volunteers.
Population: 24 adolescent health volunteers (kader) of Posyandu Remaja in a village in Tegal Regency, Indonesia

Key finding

Knowledge score rose from 81.46 to 93.54 (up 12.08 points).

Practitioner

Mutiarawati et al. · OpenAlex · 3 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Poverty and socioeconomic deprivation among vulnerable households, including weak human capital outcomes such as school enrolment, health service use and child nutrition

Intervention: Conditional Cash Transfer programme under Nigeria's National Social Investment Programme
Population: 380 beneficiaries of the CCT programme in selected Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Key finding

No significant increase in human capital development (χ² = 2.803, p > 0.05).

Practitioner

Akpan et al. · OpenAlex · 4 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers

Intervention: Timely hepatitis B birth dose vaccination (HepB-BD), alone or with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg), compared with no immunoprophylaxis at birth
Population: 387 children born to HBV-positive, HIV-negative mothers in Ethiopia who had completed routine HepB3 vaccination, tested at a median age of 10 months

Key finding

Birth dose alone: 0/39 infants infected (0%, 95% CI 0-9.0) versus 20/131 (15.3%, 95% CI 10.1-22.4) with no protection at birth (p = 0.009)

Practitioner

Berhe et al. · OpenAlex · 23 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Severe measles illness and measles-related complications in children under 5 years

Intervention: Measles-containing vaccine (at least one dose at or after 9 months of age, documented on the EPI card)
Population: 150 children aged 1–5 years with clinically defined measles at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Key finding

Prolonged hospital admission: 50.9% (57/112) of unvaccinated vs 26.3% (10/38) of vaccinated children (OR 2.90, 95% CI 1.29–6.53; RR 1.93; p = 0.009).

Practitioner

Khalid et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Poor knowledge of and attitudes toward nutrition among pregnant women, in a setting where chronic energy deficiency, low birth weight and anemia remain prevalent

Intervention: Nutrition education using the Nutrition Snakes and Ladders educational game
Population: 40 pregnant women at Banjarejo Community Health Center

Key finding

Good nutritional knowledge in the intervention group rose to 95.0% after the intervention.

Experimental

Putri et al. · OpenAlex · 29 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Limited maternal knowledge of proper breastfeeding practices, which influences exclusive breastfeeding and infant health.

Intervention: Health education for pregnant women using audio-visual media together with a booklet, compared with a booklet alone.
Population: 60 pregnant women at the Letis Community Health Center, East Sumba Regency, Indonesia, selected by total sampling.

Key finding

Knowledge of pregnant women increased after education in both the treatment and control groups.

Experimental

Bunga et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Stunting and poor nutrition knowledge and habits among children in a rural Indonesian community

Intervention: Participatory education sessions on stunting prevention for parents and on balanced nutrition and hygiene for first-grade students
Population: Parents and first-grade primary school students in Melati II Village, Kenari Hamlet, Perbaungan District, Serdang Bedagai Regency, Indonesia

Key finding

Participants responded positively and showed improved understanding, according to the authors.

Practitioner

Kusmilawaty et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Poor nutritional status (weight-for-height) in children aged 12-36 months, and limited maternal nutrition knowledge

Intervention: Maternal nutrition education with a booklet, plus 14 days of purple sweet potato supplementary feeding
Population: 60 mother-child pairs, with children aged 12-36 months (30 pairs in each group)

Key finding

The abstract does not report any outcome results for weight-for-height z-scores or maternal knowledge.

Experimental

Aminah et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Impaired growth and neurodevelopment (cognitive, motor, language, social) in children aged 1–6 years with severe acute malnutrition

Intervention: Eight weeks of standardised nutritional rehabilitation, including therapeutic feeding, micronutrient supplementation and management of associated complications
Population: 150 children aged 1–6 years diagnosed with SAM (WHO criteria) at the Department of Paediatrics, Khairpur Medical College, Sindh

Key finding

Weight rose from 7.3 to 9.2 kg and weight-for-height Z-score from −3.42 to −2.18 (p < 0.001)

Pre/post

Soomro et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Limited knowledge among kindergarten teachers about anthropometric measurement and nutritional status assessment, which hinders early detection of child stunting in Indonesia.

Intervention: Training session with health education, practical weight and height measurement, and a demonstration of the AnthroCal rapid nutritional screening app.
Population: 20 kindergarten teachers from 10 schools in Dramaga District, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia.

Key finding

Mean knowledge score increased from 72.2±11.9 to 90.0±9.2.

Practitioner

Dainy et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

SurvivalProtection

Problem

Persistent stunting among toddlers in Jrakah Village, Boyolali Regency, Indonesia

Intervention: Existing stunting programs: supplementary feeding for children and pregnant women, growth and development monitoring, health education, and cross-sectoral collaboration
Population: Toddlers, pregnant women, and stakeholders in Jrakah Village, Boyolali Regency (exact participants not stated)

Key finding

Programs were judged to be well implemented by the relevant agencies and community health centers.

Practitioner

Sutanta et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2026

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