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An Evaluation of In-home Growth Monitoring in Addressing Childhood Undernutrition 2019-2020

Pakistan, 2019 - 2020
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Reference ID
PAK_2019-2020_EIHGMACU_v01_M
Producer(s)
Agha Ali Akram
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jan 05, 2026
Last modified
Jan 05, 2026
  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Depositor information
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    PAK_2019-2020_EIHGMACU_v01_M
    Title

    An Evaluation of In-home Growth Monitoring in Addressing Childhood Undernutrition 2019-2020
    Country
    Name Country code
    Pakistan PAK
    Study type

    1-2-3 Survey, phase 3 [hh/123-3]
    Series Information

    This evaluation consists of two rounds of data collection: a baseline survey that took place during 2019 and an endline survey in 2020. Both surveys are documented here.
    Abstract

    Stunting remains a major global health challenge, especially in Pakistan. Under a program of monthly home visits, locally recruited community health workers implemented the intervention of nutrition counseling and growth monitoring over a six-month period. The results of the study are encouraging: child height increased and stunting decreased as a result of the program. The program is cost-effective and relatively simple to implement, and the program components can potentially be integrated into existing community health worker programs in Pakistan.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Child, household

    Version

    Version Description

    v01: Edited, anonymized datasets for public distribution

    Scope

    Notes

    The surveys cover the following topics: identification, household roster and details, child feeding practices, water, sanitation and hygiene practices, household characteristics and assets, intergenerational transfer of beliefs, anthropometric measurements, effects of the COVID-19 crisis, beliefs and perceptions about child health and education, home environment, engagement with the program, and migration and fertility history of paternal grandmother
    Keywords
    Stunting Community health workers Nutrition Childhood undernutrition Growth monitoring Pakistan

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Agha Ali Akram
    Producers
    Name Affiliation
    Perves Abu Shonchoy Florida International University
    Mahrukh Khan The World Bank
    Hina Khalid Hamad Bin Khalifa University
    Sidra Mazhar
    Akib Khan Stockholm University
    Takashi Kurosaki Hitotsubashi University
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation
    Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund SIEF

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Details on sampling procedure can be found in the report "A Community Health Worker–Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019–2021," available to download.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The questionnaires for the baseline and endline surveys are provided in English and are available to download.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2019-07-01 2019-07-30 Baseline
    2020-09-01 2020-10-30 Endline
    Mode of data collection
    • Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
    Data Collection Notes

    CAPI F2F household surveys. Details on data collection can be found in the report "A Community Health Worker–Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019–2021," available to download.

    Access policy

    Location of Data Collection

    World Bank Microdata Library

    Depositor information

    Depositor
    Name Affiliation
    Meyhar Mohammed LNU The World Bank
    Date of Deposit

    2025-02-13T05:00:00.000Z

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Alaka Holla The World Bank aholla@worldbank.org
    Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund The World Bank https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund siefimpact@worldbank.org
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required?
    true
    Access conditions

    Licensed Access
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
    •the identification of the Primary Investigator
    •the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    •the survey reference number
    •the source and date of download

    Example:
    Agha Ali Akram. Pakistan - An Evaluation of In-home Growth Monitoring in Addressing Childhood Undernutrition 2019-2020. Ref: PAK_2019-2020_EIHGMACU_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Alaka Holla The World Bank aholla@worldbank.org
    Agha Ali Akram agha.ali.akram@gmail.com
    Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund The World Bank siefimpact@worldbank.org https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_PAK_2019-2020_EIHGMACU_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group DECDG The World Bank Documentation of the study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2025-07-14T04:00:00.000Z

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (July 2025)
    Version date

    2025-07-28T04:00:00.000Z
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