Qualitative assessments of anemia-related programs in Ghana reveal gaps and implementation challenges.

ABSTRACT: In spite of multiple program efforts in Ghana, progress in reducing the burden of anemia is slow. The objective was to conduct multilevel assessments of existing childhood (<5 years) anemia prevention and treatment programs according to UNICEF's conceptual framework of malnutrition, and to elucidate implementation gaps in Ghana. Purposive and snowball sampling strategies recruited 25 program personnel from 20 organizations to participate in audiorecorded interviews conducted through in-person, telephone, or email correspondence in August 2018. Interview guides constructed around UNICEF's conceptual framework of malnutrition identified context-specific immediate, underlying, and basic causes of anemia, and corresponding programs. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using the De

SUBMITTER: Abu BAZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246908 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature