Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In Kenya, poor maternal nutrition, suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices and high levels of malnutrition have been shown among the urban poor. An intervention aimed at promoting optimal maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices in urban poor settings in Nairobi, Kenya was implemented. The intervention involved home-based counselling of pregnant and breastfeeding women and mothers of young children by community health volunteers (CHVs) on optimal MIYCN practices. This study assesses the social impact of the intervention using a Social Return on Investment (SROI) approach. METHODS:Data collection was based on SROI methods and used a mixed methods approach (focus group discussions, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, quantitative stakehold

SUBMITTER: Goudet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5880085 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature