Nepal programs / Nepal award GHS-A-08-00001 · 2013–2015 · nutrition · Helen Keller Int
Global recommendations on strategies to improve infant feeding, care and nutrition are clear; however, there is limited literature that explains methods for tailoring these recommendations to the local context where programmes are implemented. This paper aims to: (1) highlight the individual, cultural and environmental factors revealed by formative research to affect infant and young child feeding and care practices in Baitadi district of Far Western Nepal; and (2) outline how both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to design a context-specific behaviour change strategy to improve child nutrition. Quantitative data on 750 children aged 12-23 months and their families were collected via surveys administered to mothers. The participants were selected using a multistage cluster sampling technique. The survey asked about knowledge, attitude and behaviours relating to infant and young child feeding. Qualitative data on breastfeeding and complementary feeding beliefs and practices were also collected from a separate sample via focus group discussions with mothers, and key informant interviews with mothers-in-law and husbands. Key findings revealed gaps in knowledge a
Source: DEC abstract, PA-00J-HPN (2015). The source's own text.
Operated in: Nepal.
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| Helen Keller Int | implementer | 2015 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Helen Keller Int Headquarters | implementer | 2015 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Operated in Nepal, 2013 to 2015 2 sources
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| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 2015 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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| Nepal | 2013 to 2015 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Nutrition 60%; Maternal and child health 16%; Agriculture, subsector not specified 4%
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