Behaviour change interventions improve maternal and child nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Evidence that nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions can improve maternal and child nutrition status in sub-Saharan Africa is inconclusive. Using behaviour change theory and techniques in intervention design may increase effectiveness and make outcomes more predictable. This systematic review aimed to determine whether interventions that included behaviour change functions were effective. Six databases were searched systematically, using MeSH and free-text terms, for articles describing nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive behaviour change interventions published in English until January 2022. Titles, abstracts and full-text papers were double-screened. Data extraction and quality assessments followed Centre for Reviews and Dissemination guidelines. Behaviour change

SUBMITTER: Watson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062616 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature