Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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ISSN: 2327-4972
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ISSN: 2327-4972
+44-20-4587-4809
Mastewal Erango Ersado
Ethiopia
Research Article
Impact of Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition Integrated Nutrition Education on Infant and Young Child Feeding Knowledge and Practice of Mothers or Caregivers in Dilla Zuria Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: A Quasi Experimental Study
Author(s): Alemneh Kabeta Daba and Mastewal Erango ErsadoAlemneh Kabeta Daba and Mastewal Erango Ersado
Background: Adequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood is fundamental to the growth, health and development of each child’s to full human potential. Severe acute malnutrition(SAM) affects approximately 20 million children under five years of age, contributes to more than 1 million child deaths worldwide each year and being treated with community based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) program. So that this study aimed of assessing the effect of CMAM integrated nutrition education on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) knowledge and practice of mothers/caregivers. Method: A quasi experimental study design was employed on a total of 100 mother/caregivers and acutely malnourished child pairs enrolled in outpatient treatment program (OTP) of CMAM. A nutrition education intervention comprising 8 specific messages held twice a month for 6 continuous months. A pre-te.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2327-4972.1000190