The Poshan Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) identifies which of the following as its four core indicators for tracking malnutrition reduction?

• A Underweight, stunting, wasting, and infant mortality rate
• B SAM prevalence, NMR, stunting, and exclusive breastfeeding rates
• C BMI <18.5 in women, anaemia, low birth weight, and stunting
• D Stunting, wasting, low birth weight, and anaemia among children and women ✓

Explanation

Poshan Abhiyaan (launched March 2018, operationalised from 2021 as Poshan 2.0) aims to reduce stunting, wasting, and underweight in children and anaemia in women and adolescent girls, plus reduce low birth weight — the four outcome indicators tracked via the Poshan Tracker digital platform. The annual reduction targets are: stunting 2%, underweight 2%, wasting 2%, anaemia 3%. NMR and exclusive breastfeeding are monitored under other programmes but are not the four primary Poshan Abhiyaan outcome indicators. SAM management falls under NRC/CMAM programmes within the NHM.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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