Research, evaluation and surveys
Formative research on child wasting in Lumbini and Madhesh
For UNICEF, Anweshan investigated what drives child wasting in Lumbini and Madhesh.
- Completed
- 2024 to 2025
- UNICEF Nepal
- Nepal
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Overview
The mixed-methods study surveyed 518 households in thirteen municipalities across seven districts and added six focus groups, thirty in-depth interviews and twenty-two key informant interviews. It traced children from household feeding practices and diarrhoea through to treatment at outpatient therapeutic and nutrition rehabilitation centres, showing UNICEF where interventions can be strengthened.
Expertise
- Formative research
- Mixed-methods research
- Household and facility surveys
- Qualitative research
How we worked
- 01
Surveyed 518 households in thirteen municipalities across seven districts.
- 02
Ran six focus groups, thirty in-depth interviews and twenty-two key informant interviews.
- 03
Traced children from household feeding practices and diarrhoea to treatment centres.
What it produced
- Mixed-methods formative research report for UNICEF
- Evidence on where child-wasting interventions can be strengthened