DOI: 10.7910/dvn/tparqz
title: A&T Bangladesh Urban Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2022: Antenatal Care Client Interview

description: This dataset is the result of the Client Interview survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Urban Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Services in Bangladesh. These include building capacity for health providers and nutritional counselors in urban health clinics, creating a friendly environment for maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) counseling in clinic settings, community mobilization for demand creation of MIYCN services, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of iron-folic acid (IFA) and calcium, promotion of adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy, and counseling on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.&lt;/p&gt;

A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices.

Using a quasi-experimental design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in Bangladesh are to answer the following questions:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt; What are the impacts of standardized and upgraded MIYCN counseling services on the behaviors of clients including
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Pregnant women: 1) consumption of diversified foods; 2) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mothers of children &lt;12 months: age-appropriate infant feeding&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt; Is it feasible to standardize the delivery of MIYCN counseling services in existing urban health facilities?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt; Can the quality of MIYCN counseling services be improved by upgrading and standardizing existing MIYCN counseling services in urban health facilities?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt; What are the impacts of standardized and upgraded MIYCN counseling services on the utilization of MIYCN services?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;/ol&gt;
The endline survey used 16 facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a non-random assignment of facilities to the intervention and control groups. Eight facilities from two NGOs of Radda and Marie Stopes received the intervention, while eight facilities operated by Nari Maitree and Shimantik served as the comparison group. The survey took place in May-July 2022 by the team from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with the survey firm, DATA (Data Analysis and Technical Assistance). The endline survey comprised four questionnaires: 1) health facility assessment; 2) healthcare provider survey; 3) case observations and 4) client interviews.&lt;/p&gt;

The Antenatal Care Client Interviews were conducted in clients’ homes using the structured questionnaire. The questionnaires included modules on background and demographic characteristics, obstetric history, ANC care and counseling, consumption of supplements, dietary intake, current MIYCN knowledge and perceptions, food security, decision-making power, and mental health.&lt;/p&gt;
description: STATA, 16
description: Household- and Community-level Surveys