'Men are not playing their roles', maternal and child nutrition in Nanoro, Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To collect context-specific insights into maternal and child health and nutrition issues, and to explore potential solutions in Nanoro, Burkina Faso.

Design

Eleven focus groups with men and women from eleven communities, facilitated by local researchers.

Setting

The study took place in the Nanoro Health district, in the West-Central part of Burkina Faso.

Participants

Eighty-six men (18-55 years) and women by age group: 18-25; 26-34 and 35-55 years, participated in the group discussions.

Results

Participants described barriers to optimal nutrition of mothers and children related to a range of community factors, with gender inequality as central. Major themes in the discussions are related to poverty and challenges generated by socially and cultu

SUBMITTER: Compaore A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature