Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-4-2021
Publication Title
Maternal & Child Nutrition
Issue
S2
First page number:
1
Last page number:
19
Abstract
The Nurturing Care Framework (NCF) calls for establishing a global monitoring and accountability systems for early childhood development (ECD). Major gaps to build low-cost and large-scale ECD monitoring systems at the local level remain. In this manuscript, we describe the process of selecting nurturing care indicators at the municipal level from existing routine information systems to develop the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Index (IMAPI). Three methodological steps developed through a participatory decision-making process were followed. First, a literature review identified potential indicators to translate the NCF domains. Four technical panels composed of stakeholders from federal, state and municipal levels were consulted to identify data sources, their availability at the municipal level and the strengths and weakness of each potential indicator. Second, national and international ECD experts participated in two surveys to score, following a SMART approach, the expected performance of each nurturing care indicator. This information was used to develop analytical weights for each indicator. Third, informed by strengths and weaknesses pointed out in the previous steps, the IMAPI team reached consensus on 31 nurturing care indicators across the five NCF domains (Good health [n = 14], Adequate nutrition [4], Responsive caregiving [1], Opportunities for early learning [7] and Security and safety [4]). IMAPI represents the first attempt to select nurturing care indicators at the municipal level using data from existing routine information systems.
Keywords
Brazil; child development; cities; index; indicator; monitoring; nurturing care
Disciplines
Anthropology
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823 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Buccini, G.,
Pedroso, J.,
Coelho, S.,
Ferreira de Castro, G.,
Bertoldo, J.,
Sironi, A.,
Gondim, J.,
Venancio, S.,
Perez-Escamilla, R.,
Barreto, M. E.,
Gubert, M. B.
(2021).
Nurturing Care Indicators for the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI).
Maternal & Child Nutrition(S2),
1-19.
Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13155