Marion L Roche1, Grace S Marquis2, Theresa W Gyorkos3, Brittany Blouin4, Julieta Sarsoza5, Harriet V Kuhnlein2. 1. Research & Evaluation Unit, Micronutrient Initiative, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada; School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: roche.marion@gmail.com. 2. Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada; School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. 3. Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 4. Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada. 5. World Vision Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Underweight and stunting are serious problems in Ecuador that require interventions in the first 2 years of life. The researchers assessed the effectiveness of a Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth community-based intervention using local foods to improve infant and young children's nutrition. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental nonrandomized study was conducted between March and October, 2009. SETTING: The intervention and study were implemented in the Ecuadorian highlands provinces of Chimborazo and Tungurahua. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty mother-child pairs in 6 intervention communities and 184 mother-child pairs in 9 comparison communities. INTERVENTION: Mothers met in participatory peer-led PD/Hearth cooking and nutrition education sessions for 12 days. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Dietary intake and nutritional status were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up. ANALYSIS: Multiple linear and logistic regression were used for growth outcomes, and ANCOVA for mean dietary intakes. RESULTS: Mothers in the intervention were 1.3-5.7 times more likely to feed their children the promoted foods (P < .05). Children in the intervention consumed a higher percentage of recommended intakes for iron, zinc, vitamin A, protein, and energy (P < .05) at follow-up and had improvements in weight-for-age z-score (β = .17; 95% confidence interval, 0.01-0.31). Likelihood of underweight was reduced for children in the intervention (odds ratio = 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.96) CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The PD/Hearth interventions support mothers to improve infant and young children's nutrition practices and reduce underweight.
OBJECTIVE: Underweight and stunting are serious problems in Ecuador that require interventions in the first 2 years of life. The researchers assessed the effectiveness of a Positive Deviance (PD)/Hearth community-based intervention using local foods to improve infant and young children's nutrition. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental nonrandomized study was conducted between March and October, 2009. SETTING: The intervention and study were implemented in the Ecuadorian highlands provinces of Chimborazo and Tungurahua. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty mother-child pairs in 6 intervention communities and 184 mother-child pairs in 9 comparison communities. INTERVENTION: Mothers met in participatory peer-led PD/Hearth cooking and nutrition education sessions for 12 days. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Dietary intake and nutritional status were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up. ANALYSIS: Multiple linear and logistic regression were used for growth outcomes, and ANCOVA for mean dietary intakes. RESULTS: Mothers in the intervention were 1.3-5.7 times more likely to feed their children the promoted foods (P < .05). Children in the intervention consumed a higher percentage of recommended intakes for iron, zinc, vitamin A, protein, and energy (P < .05) at follow-up and had improvements in weight-for-age z-score (β = .17; 95% confidence interval, 0.01-0.31). Likelihood of underweight was reduced for children in the intervention (odds ratio = 0.36; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.96) CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The PD/Hearth interventions support mothers to improve infant and young children's nutrition practices and reduce underweight.
Authors: Rebecca K Hodder; Kate M O'Brien; Fiona G Stacey; Flora Tzelepis; Rebecca J Wyse; Kate M Bartlem; Rachel Sutherland; Erica L James; Courtney Barnes; Luke Wolfenden Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2019-11-07
Authors: Rebecca K Hodder; Fiona G Stacey; Kate M O'Brien; Rebecca J Wyse; Tara Clinton-McHarg; Flora Tzelepis; Erica L James; Kate M Bartlem; Nicole K Nathan; Rachel Sutherland; Emma Robson; Sze Lin Yoong; Luke Wolfenden Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2018-01-25
Authors: Rebecca K Hodder; Kate M O'Brien; Fiona G Stacey; Rebecca J Wyse; Tara Clinton-McHarg; Flora Tzelepis; Erica L James; Kate M Bartlem; Nicole K Nathan; Rachel Sutherland; Emma Robson; Sze Lin Yoong; Luke Wolfenden Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2018-05-17
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