Effectiveness of Integrated Maternal Nutrition Intervention Package on Birth Weight in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT: Inadequate maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy is a principal risk factor for poor fetal development, resulting in low birth weight (LBW) and subsequently, poor child growth. Most studies focus on the impact of nutritional interventions after birth while only a few interventions consider integrated nutrition service packages. Therefore, there is limited evidence on whether integrated maternal nutrition interventions have a positive effect on birthweight. Thus, a post-program quasi-experimental study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of the integrated maternal nutrition intervention package on low birth weight in Rwanda. A total of 551 mother-baby pairs from the intervention and 545 controls were included in the analysis. Data regarding socio-demographic, maternal an

SUBMITTER: Habtu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9353189 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature