Joan Marie Kraft|Karin Gwinn Wilkins|Giuliana Morales|Monique Widyono|Susan E. Middlestadt
An Evidence Review of Gender-Integrated Interventions in Reproductive and Maternal-Child Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|The University of Texas at Austin|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|United States Agency for International Development|Indiana University Bloomington
evidencebased behavior change interventions addressing gender dynamics must identified disseminated improve child health outcomes interventions identified systematic searches published literature webbased search google implementers websites studies eligible intervention addressed gender dynamics ie norms unequal access resources measured relevant behavioral outcomes eg family planning antenatal care nutrition used least moderate evaluation design implemented low middleincome countries 23 interventions identified 22 addressed reproductive maternalchild health behaviors eg birth spacing antenatal care breastfeeding improve child health eight interventions accommodating ie acknowledged seek change gender dynamics 15 transformative ie sought change gender dynamics majority evaluations n 12 including interventions engaged men women modify gender norms mixed effects evidence compelling empowerment approaches ie participatory action maternalchild health increase educational economic resources modify norms reduce child marriage two empowerment approaches sufficient evidence warrant scalingup research needed assess promising approaches particularly engage men women modify gender norms around communication decision making spouses