A Grandmother‐Inclusive Approach to Community Nutrition Education Improves Infant and Young Child Feeding Outcomes in Southern Sierra Leone
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Suboptimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices contribute to child undernutrition in Sierra Leone. We examined whether a grandmother‐inclusive approach to nutrition‐related social and behavior change could improve maternal diet and IYCF outcomes in southern Sierra Leone. The GM‐inclusive approach is grounded in formative ethnographic research and builds on GMs' culturally‐designated role as advisors and caregivers and aims to strengthen their knowledge and confidence to promote positive change for maternal and child health. Following mixed methods formative research, World Vision implemented a quasi‐experimental proof of concept study in two sections in the Bum Chiefdom, Bonthe Sierra Leone. The villages of one section received the grandmother‐inclusive approach consisting of monthly participatory nutrition education sessions with GM, quarterly community praise sessions focused on the attributes of and supportive roles of GM, the identification and support of GM leaders as change agents for maternal and child health and intergenerational forums. Villages in the control section received the standard of care for nutrition education provided by the Ministry of Health. The endline survey utilized a census based sampling strategy and surveyed all women in the study communities who were pregnant or had a child less than 2 years of age. Data were collected on household sociodemographics, maternal diet and IYCF knowledge, attitudes, and intentions/practices. Preliminary analyses examined differences in proportions between intervention and comparison participants with chi‐square. At endline, infants (n=291) were on average 11.8± 6.9 months of age and 52.2% were female. The proportion of 0–23 month olds exclusively breastfed during the first week of life was significantly higher in the intervention group (90.2% vs 79.4%, P =0.01) but there were no statistically significant differences in other breastfeeding practices. Among infants 6–23 months, the proportion achieving minimum dietary diversity (77.2% vs 51.8%, P <0.001) and minimum acceptable diet (53.8% vs 22.6%, P <0.001) was significantly higher in the intervention group. Differences in the proportions achieving minimum meal frequency were only significant for infants 9–23 months of age with a greater proportion of infants in the intervention group achieving minimum meal frequency (54.6% vs 36.9%, P =0.02). Preliminary analyses suggest that a grandmother‐inclusive approach that recognizes GMs' role in child nutrition and health and strengthens their knowledge can contribute to improved IYCF practices. Support or Funding Information Support provided by World Vision Canada, Nutrition Centre of Expertise, World Vision Germany, World Vision Sierra Leone and the Emory University Global Field Experiences Program.
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