2017
DOI: 10.4314/jssd.v6i1.1
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Nutritional Recovery Outcome among Moderately Malnourished Under-five Children in Communities Implementing Positive Deviance - Hearth or Community Health Workers’ Nutrition Promotion Approaches in Karusi and Kirundo Provinces, Burundi

Abstract: The Positive Deviance-Hearth (PD-H) approach is important in controlling malnutrition; however, there is limited data on its effect in improving nutrition status. Objective: To assess the effect of PD-H and community health worker nutrition promotion (CHWNP) in improving nutrition status and recovery among the moderately malnourished under-five (MMU5) children in Burundi. Methodology: PD-H and CHWNP approaches were used in Karusi and Kirundo provinces, respectively. MMU5 children were enrolled at baseline for … Show more

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“…To date, there is a lack of local studies on interventions that encourage positive and sustainable behavioural changes that can improve child nutritional status among primary caregivers of young children. Elsewhere, a few intervention studies are using the PD approach to improve the nutritional status of undernourished children in countries such as Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Burundi [25][26][27][28][29]. Nonetheless, mixed findings have been shown in other countries.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To date, there is a lack of local studies on interventions that encourage positive and sustainable behavioural changes that can improve child nutritional status among primary caregivers of young children. Elsewhere, a few intervention studies are using the PD approach to improve the nutritional status of undernourished children in countries such as Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Burundi [25][26][27][28][29]. Nonetheless, mixed findings have been shown in other countries.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%