Animal Sourced Foods and Child Stunting

Headey, Derek; Hirvonen, Kalle; Hoddinott, John

doi:10.1093/ajae/aay053

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“…We targeted ASF consumption in our voice messages and found higher intakes of both eggs and fish at the completion of the intervention. Although egg consumption remained relatively low even after the completion of the intervention—likely attributable to their high cost (Headey, Hirvonen, & Hoddinott, )—fish consumption was high with 85.4% of infants and young children consuming fish on the previous day. This is encouraging and will help provide key nutrients to children given that fish is an important source of protein in addition to several micronutrients (e.g., iron and zinc).…”

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An mHealth voice messaging intervention to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Senegal

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Kalaj

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices; however, gaps in the literature remain regarding their design, implementation, and effectiveness. The aims of this study were to design an mHealth voice messaging intervention delivered to mothers and fathers targeting IYCF practices and examine its implementation and impact in households with children 6–23 months in three rural villages in Senegal. We conducted focus groups (n = 6) to inform the intervention development. We then conducted a pilot study (n = 47 households) to examine the impact of the intervention on IYCF practices of children 6–23 months. Voice messages were sent to the children's mothers and fathers over a period of 4 weeks (two messages per week; eight messages in total), and 24‐hr dietary recalls and food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) were conducted before and immediately after the implementation of the mHealth intervention to examine its impact on IYCF practices. Overall, three of the eight behaviours increased and one decreased. There was a significant increase in the number of children that consumed fish (60% vs. 94%; p = .008) as measured by the 24‐hr recall after the completion of the intervention. We also found significantly higher frequency of egg (p = .026), fish (p = .004), and thick porridge (p = .002) consumption in the previous 7 days measured by the FFQ. Our findings suggest that voice messaging IYCF interventions in Senegal have the potential to improve IYCF behaviours among young children in the short term. Future research should entail scaling‐up the intervention and examining its sustainability over the long‐term.

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An mHealth voice messaging intervention to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Senegal

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Kalaj

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…Higher dietary diversity is associated with higher calcium adequacy (Muslimatun & Wiradnyani, ), which may link dietary diversity with child physical growth. Similarly, higher consumption of animal source food (ASF; Headey, Hirvonen, & Hoddinott, ; Krasevec et al, ) or higher household expenditure on ASF (Sari et al, ) is also associated with a lower rate of stunting. Moreover, ASF consumption is also positively associated with adequacy of protein and micronutrient intakes, especially Vitamin A, calcium, and zinc (Muslimatun & Wiradnyani, ), which are not only important for child growth but also for child development.…”

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Determinants of age‐appropriate breastfeeding, dietary diversity, and consumption of animal source foods among Indonesian children

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Astutik

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Global child feeding practices remain suboptimal. In this study, we assess the determinants of age-inappropriate breastfeeding, dietary diversity, and consumption of 3+ types of animal source foods (ASFs) using 11,687 observations from combined data from the Indonesian Demographic Health Survey of 2012 and 2017. We used linear and logistic regression after adjusting for the complex sampling design. Child's age and quality of antenatal care (ANC) were associated with all outcomes. Socioeconomic status and labour force participation were positively associated with higher dietary diversity score, ASF consumption, and age-inappropriate breastfeeding. More ANC visits and having consultation at ANC were associated with more dietary diversity. Higher women's knowledge level was associated with more dietary diversity and consuming more ASF. Compared with western Indonesia, more children in eastern Indonesia were age-inappropriately breastfed and had lower dietary diversity. The Indonesian government needs to develop programmes to improve child feeding particularly in eastern Indonesia, focusing on improving dietary diversity and ASF consumption in poorer households and on prolonging breastfeeding in richer households. Women's labour force participation should be encouraged, but programmes for working mothers are also needed to support continued breastfeeding and to express breast milk. ANC and postnatal programmes need improved consultation sessions for child feeding.

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“…Inadequate intake of animal-source foods (ASFs) is one of the major factors responsible for the poor diet quality, nutrient inadequacy, and undernutrition among young children and women in Bangladesh, as reported by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) [16,17].…”

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Fish is the Preferred Animal-Source Food in the Rural Community of Southern Bangladesh

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Increased intake of animal-source foods (ASFs) is crucial to tackle multiple nutritional challenges in Bangladesh, and contribute to achieving targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected to assess current ASFs intake behaviors and preferred ASFs, among three types of households, namely 1. aquaculture intervention (AI); 2. aquaculture non-intervention (ANI); and 3. non-aquaculture non-intervention (NANI) households and children aged 6-59 months, to understand whether intake of ASFs vary by the types of households. Purposive sampling was conducted to obtain a total of 100 households (AI,50; ANI,25; NANI,25). Fish was the most commonly consumed (52.2-61.5%) and preferred (73.9-84.6%) ASF by the majority households, across study groups; although amount (mean ± SD) of intake (g/d/person) by NANI households was statistically significantly lower (NANI, 105.5 ± 53.3; p < 0.001), compared to other two groups (AI, 163.6 ± 64.7 and ANI, 159.6 ± 53). Fish species selection for household consumption was led by taste, health benefits, availability, and price. Pangasius was the first fish species of choice fed to children, due to having fewer small bones compared to other commonly consumed fish species. Dietary interventions to prioritize fish, in targeting increased intake of ASFs among study population, for improved food and nutrition security.

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Animal Sourced Foods and Child Stunting

Cited by 301 publications

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An mHealth voice messaging intervention to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Senegal

An mHealth voice messaging intervention to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Senegal

Determinants of age‐appropriate breastfeeding, dietary diversity, and consumption of animal source foods among Indonesian children

Fish is the Preferred Animal-Source Food in the Rural Community of Southern Bangladesh

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