Acceptability of 12 fortified balanced energy protein supplements - Insights from Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Poor maternal nutrition contributes to poor birth outcomes, including low birth weight and small for gestational age births. Fortified balanced energy protein (BEP) supplements may be beneficial, although evidence is limited. This mixed method study, conducted among pregnant women in Burkina Faso, is part of a larger clinical trial that seeks to understand the impact of fortified BEP supplements on pregnancy outcomes and child growth. The formative research reported here, a single-meal rapid assessment of 12 product formulations, sought to understand product preferences for provision of BEP supplements and contextual factors that might affect product acceptability and use. Results indicate a preference for products perceived as sweet rather than salty/savoury and for products perceived as

SUBMITTER: Jones L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729548 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature