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- Title
Effect of Nutrition Education on Knowledge, Complementary Feeding, and Hygiene Practices of Mothers With Moderate Acutely Malnourished Children in Uganda.
- Authors
Kajjura, Richard B.; Veldman, Frederick J.; Kassier, Susanna M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Inappropriate infant and young child complementary feeding practices related to a lack of maternal knowledge contributes to an increased risk of malnutrition, morbidity, and mortality. There is a lack of data regarding the effect of nutrition education on maternal knowledge, feeding, and hygiene practices as part of a supplementary feeding intervention targeting infants and young children with moderate acute malnutrition in low-income countries like Uganda.<bold>Objective: </bold>To determine whether nutrition education improves knowledge, feeding, and hygiene practices of mothers with infants and young children diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition.<bold>Methods: </bold>A cross-sequential study using a pretest-posttest design included 204 mother-infant pairs conveniently sampled across 24 randomly selected clusters. Weekly nutrition education sessions were embedded in a supplementary porridge intervention for 3 months. Mean scores and proportions for knowledge, feeding, and hygiene practices were determined at baseline and end line. The difference between mean scores at the 2 time points were calculated with the paired t test analysis, while the proportions between baseline and end line were calculated using a z test analysis.<bold>Results: </bold>Mean scores for knowledge, dietary diversity, and meal frequency were higher at end line compared to baseline (P < .001). Handwashing did not improve significantly (P = .183), while boiling water to enhance water quality improved (P < .001).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Nutrition education in conjunction with a supplementary feeding intervention targeting infants and young children with moderate acute malnutrition improved meal frequency, dietary diversity and water quality.
- Subjects
UGANDA; INFANT nutrition; NUTRITION education; HYGIENE; MATERNAL nutrition; LOW-income countries; ANIMAL feeding
- Publication
Food & Nutrition Bulletin, 2019, Vol 40, Issue 2, p221
- ISSN
0379-5721
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0379572119840214