Setting research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health and nutrition in Afghanistan: an application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2021, Afghanistan has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis that disproportionately impacts Afghan women and children. They experience inequities in healthcare access, deterioration of healthcare quality and extreme food insecurity. This study aims to fill an important gap by providing consensus on research priorities for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and nutrition in Afghanistan.

Methods

The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) is a widely used research prioritisation methodology that crowdsources input from subject matter experts to generate, score and rank research questions. This study reached out to 303 Afghanistan health researchers, who were identified through relevant publications, t

SUBMITTER: Majumdar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406864 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature