Table 2.

Availability of household survey data (Demographic and Health Survey-7 or Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey-6 core questionnaires) on WHO recommended nutrition interventions delivered through health systems (adapted from Gillespie et al, BMJ Global Health, 2019)⁶

Stage	Data available	Data missing
Pre-pregnancy		• Folic acid             • Iron supplements
Antenatal care	• Iron-folic acid supplements             • Deworming	• Counselling about mother’s diet and use of supplements             • Counselling and support for breastfeeding             • Balanced energy protein supplements             • Multiple micronutrient supplements             • Calcium supplements             • Vitamin A supplements
Delivery/early postnatal care	• Support for early initiation of breastfeeding at delivery             • Counselling and support for exclusive breastfeeding (first two days only)	• Delayed cord clamping             • Post partum iron supplementation
Childhood preventive care	• Vitamin A             • Receipt of micronutrient powders	• Screening for acute malnutrition             • Counselling and support for exclusive and continued breastfeeding after the first two days             • Counselling and support for complementary feeding             • Food supplements             • Receipt of supplements other than micronutrient powders (iron; multiple micronutrient supplements; preventive zinc)
Childhood recuperative care	• Zinc for diarrhoea (recommended with oral rehydration solution)             • Receipt of ready-to-use therapeutic food             • Receipt of ready-to-use supplementary food	• Coverage of community based management of acute malnutrition (treatment of those with confirmed severe acute malnutrition/moderate acute malnutrition)