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Resources on CBIO+, which extends the core approach with Care Groups and community birthing centers.
Birthing Centers
- MP4Casas Maternas News Story video (Español)
- PDFGuatemala/Casas Maternas 2016
- PDFLievense et al. Comadronas 2024
Care Group Peer-Reviewed Studies
Published research on the effectiveness of the Care Group approach.
- PDFBrown-2017-TB.pdf
- PDFCornish, Tura & Roberts-Dobie 2019 — Mother-to-Mother: evaluation of the sustainability of a peer model to communicate nutrition messages in Mozambique (African Journal of Health Sciences)
- ARTICLEDavis, Wetzel, Hernandez Avilan, Lopes, Chase, Winch & Perry 2013 — Reducing child global undernutrition at scale in Sofala Province, Mozambique, using Care Group Volunteers to communicate health messages to mothers (Global Health: Science and Practice)
- PDFDavis-CareGroups and Nutrition-2013.pdf
- PDFEdward-Mozambique-2007.pdf
- ARTICLEForbes, Fosuah, Tidwell, Nitkin & Davis 2023 — Effects of a Nurturing Care Group behavior change program on child protection outcomes in Ghana: a controlled before-and-after trial (Child Abuse & Neglect)
- ARTICLEFreeman et al. 2020 — Impact of a demand-side integrated WASH and nutrition community-based Care Group intervention on behavioural change: a randomised controlled trial in western Kenya (BMJ Global Health)
- PDFGeorge 2014
- PDFGeorge-CareGroups&LiST-2015.pdf
- ARTICLEKomakech et al. 2024 — Care Groups in an integrated nutrition education intervention improved infant growth among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial (PLOS ONE)
- ARTICLELeroy, Olney & Ruel 2016 — Tubaramure increases maternal and child hemoglobin concentrations and reduces anemia in Burundi: a theory-based cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial (Journal of Nutrition)
- ARTICLELeroy, Olney & Ruel 2018 — Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program, reduces child stunting in Burundi: a cluster-randomized trial (Journal of Nutrition)
- ARTICLELeroy, Olney, Bliznashka & Ruel 2020 — Tubaramure increased household food security and energy and micronutrient consumption, and maternal and child dietary diversity, in Burundi: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (Journal of Nutrition)
- ARTICLELeroy, Olney, Nduwabike & Ruel 2021 — Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program, reduces child wasting in Burundi: a cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial (Journal of Nutrition)
- PDFLindquist, George, Perin, Neiswender de Calani, Norman, Davis & Perry 2014 — A cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce childhood diarrhea using a hollow fiber water filter and/or hygiene-sanitation educational interventions (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
- ARTICLEMacheka et al. 2022 — Impact of Care Group participation on nutrition knowledge, behaviour and practices (North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research)
- ARTICLEMatsungo et al. 2023 — Influence of Care Group participation on infant and young child feeding, dietary diversity, WASH behaviours and nutrition outcomes in rural Zimbabwe (BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health)
- ARTICLENcube-Murakwani et al. 2020 — Implementing Care Groups for improved maternal and child nutrition: critical factors for success from the Amalima program in rural Zimbabwe (World Nutrition)
- ARTICLEOlney, Leroy, Bliznashka & Ruel 2019 — A multisectoral food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition program targeted to the first 1,000 days increases attainment of language and motor milestones among young Burundian children (Journal of Nutrition)
- PDFPerry-CareGroups-I-GHSP-2015.pdf
- PDFPerry-CareGroups-II-GHSP-2015.pdf
- ARTICLEPieterse, Walsh, Chirwa, Chikalipo, Msowoya, Mambulasa & Matthews 2024 — Evaluating the role that Care Groups play in providing breastfeeding and infant feeding support at community level: a qualitative study in Dedza district, Malawi (HRB Open Research)
- PDFRicca-2011.pdf
- PDFSharmine et al. 2023 — Effectiveness of the Care Group model in improving knowledge and practices of MCHN services by community mothers in India (Int. Journal of Health Sciences and Research)
- ARTICLEWeiss, Makonnen & Sula 2015 — Shifting management of a community volunteer system for improved child health outcomes: Burundi (BMC Health Services Research)
- ARTICLEWijesinghe et al. 2023 — Empowering communities during the COVID-19 pandemic through mothers’ support groups: evidence from a community engagement initiative in Sri Lanka (Global Health: Science and Practice)
- ARTICLEWilner, Suri, Langlois, Walton & Rogers 2017 — Effective delivery of social and behavior change communication through a Care Group model in a supplementary feeding program (Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition)
Care Group Manuals and Reference Guides
Training curricula, implementation guidance, and materials for policy makers and donors.
- PDFCare_Group_Policy_Guide_Final_2014.pdf
- PDFEarliest CG Training Manual: The Care Group Difference
- PDFFood Security and Nutrition Network SBC Task Force 2014 — Care Groups: A Training Manual for Program Design and Implementation
- PDFPerry, Morrow, Davis, Borger, Weiss, DeCoster & Ernst 2014 — Care Groups: an effective community-based delivery strategy for improving reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health in high-mortality, resource-constrained settings — a guide for policy makers and donors
- PDFPerry-Gofin Book - Chapter-2010.pdf
- PDFThe TOPS Program 2016 — Care Groups: A Reference Guide for Practitioners
- PDFWorld Vision International 2020 — Nurturing Care Groups Project Model brief
Care Group Reports and Operational Research
Program reports, comparative analyses, and unpublished operational research.
- PDFCare-Group-Effectiveness-Overview-2014
- DOCDavis & Moses 2022 — Comparison of indicator gap closure in USAID CSHGP-funded Care Group and non-Care Group projects, 1997–2011 (unpublished)
- DOCDavis, Hernandez, Lopes, Menete, Wetzel & Wong 2010 — Results of Care Group operational research, Sofala Province, Mozambique (Food for the Hungry)
- WEBLarkin & Tanaka 2018 — Training Care Groups on sexual and gender-based violence in rural Niger (Field Exchange 58)