scholarly journals Food availability, accessibilty and nutritional status of low income households of selected Federal tertiary institutions in Kaduna state, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Odunze I.I ◽  
E Ike ◽  
E E. Adamu ◽  
A. Z Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Food Availability ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Low Income Households

Determinants of normal nutrition among 0–59-month-old Filipino children living in low-income households

2021 ◽  
pp. 026010602199266
Author(s):  
Ma. Anna Rita Ramirez ◽  
Apple Joy Ducay
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
College Level ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Low Income Households

Background: An alternative concept in understanding malnutrition among 0 to 59-month-old children from low-income households is to look at and understand factors contributing to their good nutritional status. Aim: (a) Compared nutritional status of children across age groups in terms of weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight-for-length/height and body mass index-for-age z scores; (b) determined and compared selected characteristics of children and mothers across age; (c) identified factors affecting normal nutritional status of these children. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Philippines' 8th National Nutrition Survey among 1,990 children. Differences in mean values measured using analysis of variance; chi-square test for assessing significance of association between children with normal nutritional status across child and maternal characteristics; and multivariate logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratio (AORs). Results: Younger (AOR =1.63–2.54), female children (AOR=1.20), mothers neither pregnant nor lactating (AOR=1.18), have high school, vocational (AOR=1.65) or college level education (AOR=2.02), household use of water-sealed toilet (AOR=1.26), having nuclear family types (AOR=1.25) indicated protection against undernutrition. Behavior-related factors that significantly predict normal nutrition among the children were “acceptable” food consumption score among households (0 to 5 and 6 to 23 months old), delivery in health facilities (6 to 23 months old) and household use of water-sealed toilets (24 to 59 months). Conclusion: Based on the findings, activities and programs can be tailored around the behavior-related factors identified depending on the target age group, and pursued in crafting interventions to maintain normal nutrition among the children.

scholarly journals Effects of a home-based participatory play intervention on infant and young child nutrition: a randomised evaluation among low-income households in El Alto, Bolivia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. e000687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Martinez ◽  
Julia Johannsen ◽  
Gaston Gertner ◽  
Jorge Franco ◽  
Ana B Perez Exposito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Infant And Young Child ◽  
El Alto ◽  
Low Income Households

BackgroundStunting affects child survival and is a key indicator of child well-being. Therefore, reducing stunting is a global goal. Improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices is a recommended approach to reduce the risk of mortality and ameliorate nutritional status. Behavioural change interventions have the potential to improve IYCF practices.MethodsWe evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative behavioural change strategy on caregiver’s knowledge, IYCF practices and nutritional status of children from low-income households in El Alto, Bolivia. Home visits used culturally adapted participatory play strategies to promote recommended IYCF practices. A total of 2014 households with children younger than 12 months at baseline were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups.FindingsCaregiver knowledge and IYCF practices improved by 0.2 SD, as did food expenditures on recommended foods and dietary diversity. No significant effects were detected on anthropometric indicators or anaemia. Treatment compliance was 88% of households at enrolment and 66% at completion.InterpretationParticipatory play-based behavioural change strategies are a promising delivery model to improve recommended IYCF practices. After 30 months of intervention, we found sustained positive effects on caregiver’s knowledge and IYCF practices but no effect on nutritional status. Despite the lack of effect on linear growth and anaemia, our results highlight the relevance of implementing interventions that improve IYCF practices due to their importance for early development and prevention of obesity. Other contextual variables, apart from diet, that could be limiting children’s growth potential in this population need to be identified to design holistic approaches that improve child well-being and human capital.

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