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   University of GroningenThird Annual Report of the Task ForceHaisma, HinkeIMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite fromit. Please check the document version below.Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordPublication date:2016Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research databaseCitation for published version (APA):Haisma, H. (2016). Third Annual Report of the Task Force: “Toward Multidimensional Indicators of ChildGrowth and Development”. 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For technical reasons thenumber of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.Download date: 21-06-2022			Third	Annual	Report	of	the	Task	Force:			“Toward	Multidimensional	Indicators	of	Child	Growth		and	Development”			October	2016									 	Between	October	2015	and	October	2016,	the	Task	Force's	activities	have	focused	on	the	further	conceptualisation	of	the	project	and	on	fieldwork	in	Tanzania	and	in	Bangladesh.				Conceptualising	multi-dimensional	child	growth	Using	the	Capability	Approach	as	a	framework	for	the	assessment	of	healthy	child	growth	has	been	quite	challenging	in	terms	of	its	operationalization.	Last	year	two	papers	have	been	finalised	where	this	conceptualisation	has	been	further	developed.	These	frameworks	will	serve	as	the	basis	for	all	projects	of	the	Task	Force,	including	(1)	a	systematic	review	on	healthy	child	growth;	(2)	analysis	of	Indian	DHS	data	aiming	to	identify	capabilities	of	child	growth;	(3)	Ethnography	of	Child	Growth	in	Tanzania	(see	below);	(4)	Capabilities	of	Child	Growth	in	Bangladesh	(see	below).			Ethnography	of	child	growth,	Malangali,	Tanzania	The	main	objective	is	the	identification	of	multi-dimensional	indicators	of	child	growth	that	go	beyond	the	biomedical	ones,	and	the	capabilities	that	allow	this	growth.	The	Capability	Approach	(Sen)	and	Cultural	Schema	theory	(D'Andrade)	provide	the	conceptual	framework	for	this	ethnographic	study.	Methods	used	include	a	household	census,	focus	group	discussions	and	in-depth	interviews	with	key	informants,	mothers,	fathers,	and	elderly	women.	Zaina	Mchome	from	NIMRI	Tanzania	is	conducting	the	research	as	part	of	her	PhD	research	with	local	supervision	from	Dr.	Flora	Kessy	from	Mzumbe	University	in	Dar	es	Salaam.	Malangali,	in	Morogoro	district,	has	been	chosen	as	the	study	site.	From	June	-	October	2015,	Zaina	lived	in	Malangali	village,	and	conducted	the	focus	groups.	After	analysis	of	her	data	she	adopted	the	interview	guide	and	she	returned	to	the	field	in	September	2016,	where	she	stayed	for	another	two	months	to	conduct	the	in-depth	interviews.	Her	interviews	show	interesting	results	on	perceptions	of	growth	of	children	and	the	capabilities	and	conditions	that	either	facilitate	or	hamper	healthy	growth	in	children.			In	addition,	to	the	ethnographic	work,	Zaina	has	worked	on	a	systematic	review	of	multi-dimensional	indicators	of	child	growth	and	its	capabilities.	This	work	is	ongoing.		In	the	next	year,	she	will	concentrate	on	analysis	of	her	data,	and	writing	papers	for	her	dissertation	under	the	supervision	of	Prof	Hinke	Haisma.	The	systematic	review	will	be	continued	in	collaboration	with	researchers	from	Manipal	University,	under	the	supervision	of	Dr.	Shirish	Darak,	from	Prayas	Institute	in	Pune,	India.		This	study	is	funded	by	the	Netherlands	Organisation	for	Scientific	Research	through	grant	W01.70.300.002.			A	capability	approach	of	child	growth	in	haor	regions,	Bangladesh	Barnali	Chakraborty	(Chumki)	started	her	PhD	project	in	September	2015.	She	is	a	staff	member	of	BRAC,	Dhaka.	The	objective	of	her	work	will	be	to	identify	capabilities	of	healthy	child	growth	of	households	in	haor	regions	(flooded	areas).	She	will	use	a	mixed-method	approach.	Initially,	qualitative	data	will	be	collected	using	focus	group	discussions	with	the	aim	to	identify	capabilities	of	child	growth;	subsequently	she	will	conduct	a	household	survey	with	the	aim	to	study	the	capabilities	of	households	with	healthily	growing	versus	households	with	stunted	children.			She	has	conducted	a	pilot	study	in	June	2016,	and	will	conduct	the	qualitative	work	next	year.		This	research	is	funded	by	DFID	through	the	LANSA	consortium,	and	an	Erik	Bleumink	Foundation	fellowship	from	the	University	of	Groningen.	Her	work	is	supervised	by	Prof	Hinke	Haisma,	Dr	Sepideh	Yousefzadeh	(fuzzy	set	analysis)	from	the	University	of	Groningen	and	Dr	Shirish	Darak	(qualitative	research).			Symposium	ICN	2017	Next	year	the	Task	Force	will	organise	a	symposium	at	the	ICN	in	Buenos	Aires	in	Tanzania,	with	the	title	"Toward	a	new	paradigm	in	child	growth".	We	will	present	our	theoretical	framework	for	such	a	proposed	paradigm,	and	how	capabilities	of	parents	and	health	professionals	can	be	leading	in	the	assessment	of	healthy	growth,	for	measuring,	counselling	and	intervention	purposes.	

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