Profile: Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System Pune, India

Patil, Rutuja; Roy, Sudipto; Ingole, Vijendra; Bhattacharjee, Tathagata; Chaudhary, Bharat; Lele, Pallavi; Hirve, Siddhivinayak; Juvekar, Sanjay

doi:10.7189/jogh.09.010202

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“…In total, 44% of the HDSS used age cutoffs for pregnancy surveillance: nine asked pregnancy-related questions only of women ages 15–49 years 3 , 9 , 12 – 17 ; three of women ages 13–55 years 3 , 18 – 20 ; two each of women ages 12–49 years 3 , 9 , 21 , 22 , 14–49 years 9 , 23 , and 13–49 years 3 , 13 , 24 , 25 ; and one of women ages 12–55 years 3 , 26 . Four HDSS had more ambiguous age cutoffs, with one including women under age 50 years 9 , and three sites including all women of ‘child-bearing age’ without further specification 3 , 27 – 29 . A total of 21% of HDSSs considered marital status as a criterion for inclusion in the pregnancy surveillance, of which five (45%) included only married women in pregnancy surveillance 3 , 9 , 13 , 23 , 24 , 30 , and the other six sites (55%) explicitly mentioned inclusion of both unmarried and married women 3 , 9 , 15 , 17 , 20 , 21 , 31 .…”

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“…Of the 52 HDSSs, 38% specified who could report on a woman’s pregnancy status ( Table 2 ). Two only allowed pregnancy-related questions to be asked of a woman herself 9 , while 18 HDSSs allowed proxy respondents: 5 allowed any household member 3 , 9 , 13 , 25 , 28 , non-specific for age but often preferring to ask those >15 years of age; 13 allowed proxy reports from any adult household member over 18 years of age 3 , 9 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 ; 8 from husbands 3 , 9 , 13 , 21 , 25 , 26 , 28 ; 12 from the household head 3 , 9 , 13 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 28 ; and 9 from any other adult women or mothers 3 , 9 , 13 , 23 , 25 , 28 .…”

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Pregnancy Surveillance Methods within Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems

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Background: Pregnancy identification and follow-up surveillance can enhance the reporting of pregnancy outcomes, including stillbirths and perinatal and early postnatal mortality. This paper reviews pregnancy surveillance methods used in Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSSs) in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We searched articles containing information about pregnancy identification methods used in HDSSs published between January 2002 and October 2019 using PubMed and Google Scholar. A total of 37 articles were included through literature review and 22 additional articles were identified via manual search of references. We reviewed the gray literature, including websites, online reports, data collection instruments, and HDSS protocols from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Study (CHAMPS) Network and the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH). In total, we reviewed information from 52 HDSSs described in 67 sources. Results: Substantial variability exists in pregnancy surveillance approaches across the 52 HDSSs, and surveillance methods are not always clearly documented. 42% of HDSSs applied restrictions based on residency duration to identify who should be included in surveillance. Most commonly, eligible individuals resided in the demographic surveillance area (DSA) for at least three months. 44% of the HDSSs restricted eligibility for pregnancy surveillance based on a woman’s age, with most only monitoring women 15-49 years. 10% had eligibility criteria based on marital status, while 11% explicitly included unmarried women in pregnancy surveillance. 38% allowed proxy respondents to answer questions about a woman’s pregnancy status in her absence. 20% of HDSSs supplemented pregnancy surveillance with investigations by community health workers or key informants and by linking HDSS data with data from antenatal clinics. Conclusions: Methodological guidelines for conducting pregnancy surveillance should be clearly documented and meticulously implemented, as they can have implications for data quality and accurately informing maternal and child health programs.

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“…This was double-blind placebo controlled randomized study in 444 infants to evaluate whether use of this intervention during 1st year of life can improve nutritional anemia and neuromotor development. The intervention of LMF oil was developed by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, India and the study was implemented at in population of 22 villages of Vadu health and demographic surveillance (Vadu HDSS) ( 9 ) by researchers from Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre (KEMHRC), Pune, India.…”

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Development and Implementation of Liposomal Encapsulated Micronutrient Fortified Body Oil Intervention for Infant Massage: An Innovative Concept to Prevent Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children

Apte

Lubree

Kapoor

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Front. Public Health

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Indian communities have the ancient cultural practice of gentle oil massage for infants which has been shown to play a beneficial role in neuro-motor development. The concept of incorporating nanosized liposomes of micronutrients (i.e., iron, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin D) in the body oil leverages this practice for transdermal supplementation of essential micro-nutrients. This paper describes the experience of developing an intervention in the form of body oil containing nanosized liposomes of iron and micro-nutrients built on the social context of infant oil massage using a theory of change approach. The process of development of the intervention has been covered into stages such as design, decide and implement. The design phase describes how the idea of nanosized liposomal encapsulated micronutrient fortified (LMF) body oil was conceptualized and how its feasibility was assessed through initial formative work in the community. The decide phase describes steps involved while scaling up technology from laboratory to community level. The implementation phase describes processes while implementing the intervention of LMF oil in a community-based randomized controlled study. Overall, the theory of change approach helps to outline the various intermediate steps and challenges while translating novel technologies for transdermal nutrient fortification to community level. In our experience, adaptation in the technology for large scale up, formative work and pilot testing of innovation at community level were important processes that helped in shaping the innovation. Meticulous mapping of these processes and experiences can be a useful guide for translating similar innovations.

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“…The population is mainly rural with agriculture as their main occupation. Demographics of this population are regularly monitored through health and demographic surveillance (HDSS) conducted by VRHP (27). Based on the HDSS data, antenatal care data from the public and private health facilities and the number of births within Vadu HDSS area were tracked and potential study participants were enumerated.…”

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Title: Efficacy of transdermal delivery of liposomal micronutrients through body oil massage on neurodevelopmental and micronutrient deficiency status in infants: Results of a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial

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Kapoor

Naik³

et al. 2021

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Background: Micronutrient deficiency is a known cause of adverse neurodevelopment and growth. Poor adherence to oral regimes of micronutrient supplements is a known challenge during the implementation of supplementation programs. The present study evaluates the benefits of liposomal encapsulated micronutrient fortified body oils (LMF oil) that can be used for infant body massage in terms of neurodevelopment and prevention of deficiency. Study design: Double-blind randomized clinical trial Methods: 444 healthy infants aged 4-7weeks were randomized to receive either LMF oil (containing iron, vitamin D, folate, and vitamin B12) or placebo oil for gentle body massage till 12months of age. Blood samples were collected at 6 and 12 months for transferrin saturation (TSAT), hemoglobin, and 25-hydroxy vitamin (25-OH-D) levels. Mental and motor development was assessed at 12 months using developmental assessment for Indian Infants (DASII). Results: A total of 391 infants completed the study. There was no significant improvement in the hemoglobin in the intervention group at 12 months of age as compared to the placebo group [-0.50 vs.-0.54 gm%]. There was a marginally significant improvement in 25-OH-D at 12 months in the LMF oil group [+1.46vs.-0.18ng/ml, p=0.049]. In the subgroup of infants with moderate anemia, the intervention prevented the decline in hemoglobin at 12 months of age [adjusted mean change +0.11vs.-0.51gm%, p=0.043]. The mental or motor developmental quotients in the intervention group were not significantly different from those in the placebo group. Conclusion: Use of LMF oil for prevention of nutritional deficiency did not offer significant protection against nutritional anemia but prevented vitamin D deficiency to some extent with improvement in 25-OH-D at 12 months. In the subgroup of infants with moderate anemia, the intervention prevented the decline in hemoglobin at 12 months of age. The intervention did not result in significant improvement in mental or motor development. Further evaluation with increased doses needs to be undertaken.Trial registration: CTRI no: CTRI/2017/11/010710; dated 30/11/2017 [http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advancesearchmain.php ]

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Profile: Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System Pune, India

Cited by 15 publications

References 35 publications

Pregnancy Surveillance Methods within Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems

Pregnancy Surveillance Methods within Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems

Development and Implementation of Liposomal Encapsulated Micronutrient Fortified Body Oil Intervention for Infant Massage: An Innovative Concept to Prevent Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children

Title: Efficacy of transdermal delivery of liposomal micronutrients through body oil massage on neurodevelopmental and micronutrient deficiency status in infants: Results of a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial

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