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ArticleHealth science reports2022

The role of nutrition-sensitive agriculture combined with behavioral interventions in childhood growth in Ethiopia: An adequacy evaluation study.

Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Yeshimebet Ali Dawed, Nigus Cherie, Hunegnaw Abebe, Getachew Shumye, Foziya Mohammed, Ahmed Hussien

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Article in Health science reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Tefera Chane MekonnenNutrition and Dietetics Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4680-3645
Sisay Eshete TadesseNutrition and Dietetics Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
Yeshimebet Ali DawedNutrition and Dietetics Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
Nigus CherieReproductive and Family Health Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-2663
Hunegnaw AbebeDepartments of Animal Science College of Agriculture, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
Getachew ShumyeDepartment of Plant Science College of Agriculture, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
Foziya MohammedNutrition and Dietetics Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
Ahmed HussienNutrition and Dietetics Department School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University Dessie Ethiopia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the role of nutrition-sensitive and specific interventions along with nutrition education on child stunting during the first 1000 days in Ethiopia. Methods: An adequacy evaluation study was used to see changes between the baseline and end-line data after following for 1 year. A sample of 170 mother-child pairs who had a 1-year followed up was used to detect differences. We performed structural equation modeling to elucidate changes in feeding behaviors, socioeconomic status, water, sanitation and hygiene on child linear growth. Furthermore, the independent effect of covariates on child linear growth was handled using a general linear model. Results: A total of 170 and 270 mother-child dyads were interviewed at baseline and end-line surveys, respectively. After about 1 year of intervention, the annual rate of stunting prevalence declined from 29.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 18.6, 42.7) to 16.4% (95% CI = 10.7, 24.2). There was a significant change in the mean of length-for-age Conclusions: Sustainable access to egg consumption for children below 2 years experienced a substantial reduction in childhood stunting. A combination of nutrition-sensitive agricultural and direct nutrition interventions along with behavioral-based education is a sustainable strategy in reducing and preventing child growth from faltering in the early life stages.

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1000 daysbehavioral changechild‐linear growthegg consumptionEthiopianutrition educationnutrition‐sensitive agriculture intervention

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