Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition - with Emphasis on Psychosocial and Behavioural Aspects and Implications for Development (UNU, 1990, 153 pages): Research considerations

Positive Deviance in Child Nutrition - with Emphasis on Psychosocial and Behavioural Aspects and Implications for Development (UNU, 1990, 153 pages)

Research considerations

		Introduction and purpose
		Underlying assumptions or hypotheses for research in positive deviance
		Relationship of positive-deviance research to epidemiological methods
		Definition of terms and specification of research goals
		Three-stage research and pilot-project model
		Research design for stage 1
		A conceptual framework for the design of positive-deviance studies
		Important variables: results of the positive-deviance mail survey
		Micro-level variables measuring caretaker-child interactions
		Variables measuring maternal characteristics and socio-cultural support
		Measuring growth
		Controlling for socio-economic status
		Limiting the number of covariables: restriction by age and topic
		Rationale for existing behaviours and social structures
		Timeline for change
		Nutrition and infection
		Management of multidisciplinary teams