Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program in Burundi, Increased Household Food Security and Energy and Micronutrient Consumption, and Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition programs are a widely used approach to address undernutrition. Little is known about the effects of these programs' combined household and individual food rations on household and individual food consumption. Tubaramure in Burundi targeted women and children during the first 1000 d of life, and included: 1) food rations (corn-soy blend and micronutrient-fortified vegetable oil); 2) health services strengthening and promotion of their use; and 3) behavior change communication on nutrition, hygiene, and health practices.

Objectives

The objectives were: 1) to assess Tubaramure's impact on household food consumption and food security, maternal dietary diversity, and infant and young child feeding practices; 2) to e

SUBMITTER: Leroy JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature