Evidence

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

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Survival

Problem

Stunting in children, linked to mothers' limited knowledge and attitudes about nutrition, parenting and childcare practices

Intervention: Family-level nutrition education delivered through direct counselling, health education media or health promotion approaches
Population: Mothers and families in the five included studies, which the abstract does not describe further; the review is indexed to Indonesia

Key finding

Nutrition education significantly improved mothers' knowledge about stunting prevention (no figures given in the abstract).

Practitioner

Jannah et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Limited maternal and child health knowledge in the community, in a setting of maternal and infant mortality, chronic energy deficiency, anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight.

Intervention: Comprehensive health education on maternal and child health, including maternal and child nutrition, from early detection of pregnancy risks to complementary feeding (MPASI).
Population: 25 participants at one Posyandu in Depok, Indonesia

Key finding

Average knowledge score rose by 18.4 points after the education.

Practitioner

Hanifah et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Limited knowledge and skills of Posyandu cadres in using the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, and low use of the handbook by pregnant women

Intervention: Mentorship Learning Method training for cadres: instructional sessions, discussion, demonstration, role play, redemonstration and intensive mentoring, with educational materials
Population: 24 Posyandu cadres, 8 pregnant women and 2 village midwives in Indonesia

Key finding

Cadres with poor knowledge decreased from 62.5% to 0%

Pre/post

Widyayanti et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Kader kesehatan memiliki pengetahuan dan keterampilan terbatas dalam menyusun RAB PMT dan menu PMT, padahal PMT mendukung pemenuhan gizi dan pencegahan stunting pada balita dan ibu hamil.

Intervention: Pelatihan partisipatif berbasis solusi untuk kader tentang penyusunan RAB PMT, berupa edukasi, diskusi, tanya jawab, handbook, dan simulasi.
Population: 10 kader kesehatan di Kampung Saefen 42, Indonesia

Key finding

Kader dengan pengetahuan baik: 60% pada pretest.

Practitioner

Arwimbar et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Low measles vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in an area with high malnutrition and low vaccination coverage

Intervention: NutriVax: a monthly ration of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) given to children aged 6-23 months after routine immunization delivery at primary healthcare centers
Population: Children aged 6-23 months (primary outcome among those aged 12-23 months) in 20 clusters across two Local Government Areas in northern Nigeria

Key finding

Endline odds of card-verified MCV1 were 2.08 times higher in the NutriVax arm than in control (95% CI 1.30-3.35, P = 0.004).

Experimental

Cazes et al. · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Malnutrition (stunting, wasting, underweight) among children under five in rural Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Intervention: A UNICEF-supported nutrition intervention in Agudama-Epie community. The abstract does not describe its components.
Population: 202 caregiver-child pairs with children under five in Agudama-Epie (intervened) and Amasoma (non-intervened), Bayelsa State

Key finding

Malnutrition was present in both communities but lower in the intervened community, Agudama-Epie.

Practitioner

Ndenu · OpenAlex · 2 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Caregivers at a childcare centre may not know how to choose safe and nutritious snacks for young children, since attractive snacks are not necessarily safe or healthy.

Intervention: A caregiver education session using briefings, discussions, practical snack identification exercises and an introduction to food labeling.
Population: Caregivers and supervisors of children at the Sahabat Hati Childcare Center, Indonesia (number of participants not stated).

Key finding

Average knowledge score rose from 49% to 91% (42 percentage points).

Practitioner

Masdah et al. · OpenAlex · 3 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Poor household environmental sanitation in a coastal community, linked to environmentally related diseases and malnutrition among children under five

Intervention: A family-centered adaptation of the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) method delivered through participatory action research
Population: 30 households with children under five years in Medan Belawan District, Indonesia

Key finding

All families stored water and food in covered containers after the intervention.

Pre/post

Naria et al. · OpenAlex · 4 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Anemia among children under five, linked to low intake of iron-rich foods, and limited knowledge and skills among community health volunteers to address it.

Intervention: Health education, training and mentoring for posyandu volunteers on using chicken liver as an iron source, including making chicken liver snack sticks.
Population: 20 posyandu volunteers (kader) from the Sarinita group, Indonesia

Key finding

Pre-test: 60% of participants had low knowledge about anemia in toddlers.

Practitioner

SR et al. · OpenAlex · 5 Oct 2026

Survival

Problem

Suboptimal use of the Growth Monitoring Card (KMS) by community health cadres, which may hinder routine growth monitoring and early detection of growth disorders in children under five

Intervention: Training, health education, practical sessions and direct mentoring of cadres on completing and interpreting the KMS during posyandu services
Population: 24 community health cadres at posyandu in Indonesia (serving mothers and children under five)

Key finding

Mean knowledge score rose from 60.5% at baseline to 82% after the activity.

Pre/post

Irmanto et al. · OpenAlex · 5 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

Problem

Material and psychosocial deprivation among children living in poverty in Indonesia

Intervention: Sekolah Rakyat Program, a government institutional intervention intended to break the cycle of poverty
Population: 10 impoverished children aged 15 to 17 enrolled in the program in Indonesia

Key finding

Children reported diverse material deprivations at home (housing, education, health, nutrition, information, leisure) and psychosocial deprivations.

Practitioner

Fadilah · OpenAlex · 5 Oct 2026

Protection

Problem

Early marriage among adolescents, which can affect education, psychological readiness, reproductive health and parenting.

Intervention: Education sessions for teenagers and their social environment, with talks on marriage law, reproductive health, mental readiness and parenting by two government officials, followed by discussion and a Focus Group Discussion.
Population: Teenagers and members of their social environment in Ranokomea Village, Poleang Barat District, Bombana Regency, Indonesia.

Key finding

Participants had a better understanding of the consequences of early marriage and of readiness before starting a family.

Practitioner

Mallapiseng et al. · OpenAlex · 6 Oct 2026

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