Mothers' Perspectives of Complementary Feeding Practices in an Urban Informal Settlement in Kisumu County, Western Kenya.
Kenya
child
complementary feeding
infant
informal settlement
mothers
poverty areas
undernutrition
urban
Journal
Current developments in nutrition
ISSN: 2475-2991
Titre abrégé: Curr Dev Nutr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101717957
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
17
01
2021
revised:
05
04
2021
accepted:
09
04
2021
entrez:
7
6
2021
pubmed:
8
6
2021
medline:
8
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In informal settlements, the benefits of urban dwelling are diminished by conditions of poverty that exacerbate child undernutrition. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project has identified malnutrition as the leading underlying cause of death in children under 5 in the Manyatta urban informal settlement in Kisumu County, Kenya. This qualitative study, nested within the CHAMPS project, aimed to understand community perspectives on complementary feeding practices in this settlement. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 mothers who lived in the urban informal settlement and had a child 6-23 months old. Two focus group discussions were conducted, 1 with mothers and 1 with community health workers (CHWs), to further explore themes related to complementary feeding. Mothers were knowledgeable about globally recommended feeding practices, but such practices were often not implemented due to To improve complementary feeding practices and child nutritional outcomes in Kenya's informal urban settings, both community- and individual-level factors should be addressed. Possible interventions include investment in water infrastructure and social protection programs, such as cash transfers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In informal settlements, the benefits of urban dwelling are diminished by conditions of poverty that exacerbate child undernutrition. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project has identified malnutrition as the leading underlying cause of death in children under 5 in the Manyatta urban informal settlement in Kisumu County, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This qualitative study, nested within the CHAMPS project, aimed to understand community perspectives on complementary feeding practices in this settlement.
METHODS
METHODS
In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 mothers who lived in the urban informal settlement and had a child 6-23 months old. Two focus group discussions were conducted, 1 with mothers and 1 with community health workers (CHWs), to further explore themes related to complementary feeding.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Mothers were knowledgeable about globally recommended feeding practices, but such practices were often not implemented due to
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
To improve complementary feeding practices and child nutritional outcomes in Kenya's informal urban settings, both community- and individual-level factors should be addressed. Possible interventions include investment in water infrastructure and social protection programs, such as cash transfers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34095736
doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab065
pii: nzab065
pmc: PMC8171250
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
nzab065Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition.
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