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56. Community Health and Nutrition Programs

Table 56.4: Context in Which Selected CHNPs Start and Run

Context in Which Selected CHNPs Start and Run
Country	Approximate period	Women's status and education^a	Lack of social exclusion	Community organization	Literacy	Level of health and administrative infrastructure	Political commitment	Total minus political commitment	Total
Tanzania
Iringa starts	1984-90	2	4	4	3	2	5	15	20
Iringa declines	1990-	2	4	2	3	2	2	13	15
Zimbabwe
Supplementary Feeding Programme starts	1981-90	2	4	5	2	2	5	15	20
Supplementary Feeding Programme declines	1990-	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	12
Bangladesh
BINP	1997-	1	3	2	2	3	3	11	14
India
ICDS	1975-	1	1	2	2	2	3	8	11
TINP	1980-9	2	2	3	3	3	4	13	17
Indonesia
UPGK starts	1975-	2	4	3	2	2	4	13	17
UPGK declines	1990-	2	4	2	2	3	2	13	15
Philippines^b	1974-2000	4	4	3	4	3	1	18	19
Thailand	1982-	4	3	4	4	3	4	18	22
Costa Rica
RHP	1973-	4	4	4	3	4	4	19	23
Jamaica	1985-	4	4	3	4	4	4	19	23
Nicaragua	1979-90	3	2	3	3	3	4	14	18

Source: Authors.

a. Women's status and education can be quantified by indicators such as adult literacy rates, females as percentage of males, and secondary school enrollment for girls.

b. Since 2000, the Philippines has begun a significantly improving trend, one factor being increased implementation of programs (CHNPs, as well as others, such as salt iodization); this increase is caused in part by increased political commitment, both as new legislation and resource allocations.

Note: 0: worst; 5: best.

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