Maternal Participation Level in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Intervention Matters for Child Diet and Growth Outcomes in Rural Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about how the level of program participation affects child nutrition in rural interventions.

Objectives

This study examined the association between participation level in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention and children's diet and anthropometric outcomes in rural Ghana.

Methods

Nutrition Links was a cluster randomized controlled trial (clinicaltrials.gov NCT01985243), which enrolled caregivers with children (aged less than 2 mo in 2014-2015 and less than 18 mo in 2016-2017). Of the 287 caregivers in 19 intervention communities who enrolled, 233 adopted the intervention and received layer poultry, garden inputs, and weekly child feeding education. The egg production and repayment of poultry were monitored, and feed was sold at the

SUBMITTER: Dallmann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature