Table 2.
Gap map analysis of availability, methodological qualitya and quality of evidenceb of reviews examining the effect of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) interventions on caretaker's IYCF awareness, knowledge and practices, and child's nutritional status
| IYCF practices | Nutritional status | ||||||||||
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| Early initiation of breast feeding | Exclusive breast feeding 0‐6 month olds | Breast feeding rate | Breast feeding duration | Re‐lactation | BMS consumption | Feeding frequency and diet diversity | Micro‐nutrient intakes | Ponderal growth | Linear growth | Micro‐nutrient status | |
| Social and behaviour change interpersonal communication for promoting breastfeeding | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence |
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| Moderate quality of evidence |
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| Low quality of evidence |
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| Unknown quality of evidence |
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| Social and behaviour change interpersonal communication for promoting adequate complementary feeding | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Moderate quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Low quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Unknown quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Social and behaviour change mass communication for promoting breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Moderate quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Low quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Unknown quality of evidence |
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| Provision of donated complementary food | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence |
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| Moderate quality of evidence |
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| Low quality of evidence |
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| Unknown quality of evidence |
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| Home fortification with multiple micronutrient supplementation | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Moderate quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Low quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| Unknown quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Capacity building | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence |
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| Moderate quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Low quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Unknown quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Cash transfer, micro‐credit and vouchers | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence | |||||||||||
| Moderate quality of evidence |
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| Low quality of evidence |
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| Unknown quality of evidence |
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| Agricultural or fresh food supply interventions for diet diversification | |||||||||||
| High quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Moderate quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Low quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| Unknown quality of evidence | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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Weak quality review, 
Moderate quality review, 
Strong quality review, 
Unknown quality review, 
Size indicating 1 review, 
Size indicating 2 reviews, 
Size indicating 3 reviews
a
Methodological quality of review is reported as rated by health evidence (HealthEvidence, n.d.);
b
Quality of evidence is reported from the review, if available.
c
One review reported moderate, high and low quality of evidence for anaemia and haemoglobin status, iron deficiency, and iron status, respectively.