Community perspectives on maternal and child health during nutrition and economic transition in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore community perceptions on maternal and child nutrition issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Thirty focus groups with men and women from three communities facilitated by local researchers.

Setting

One urban (Soweto, South Africa) and two rural settings (Navrongo, Ghana and Nanoro, Burkina Faso) at different stages of economic transition.

Participants

Two hundred thirty-seven men and women aged 18-55 years, mostly subsistence farmers in Navrongo and Nanoro and low income in Soweto.

Results

Differences in community concerns about maternal and child health and nutrition reflected the transitional stage of the country. Community priorities revolved around poor nutrition and hunger caused by poverty, lack of economic opportunity and traditi

SUBMITTER: Watson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature