Impact of Nutrition Education Videos on Child Feeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi

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dc.contributor.authorKiprono, Patricia Jebet
dc.contributor.authorKimiywe, Judith
dc.contributor.authorIron-Segev, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-27T08:07:22Z
dc.date.available2023-07-27T08:07:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess effectiveness of using nutrition education videos to improve knowledge, attitudes and practices to improve feeding practices among mothers in urban informal settlements in Nairobi. Design: A post-intervention study design with intervention and control groups. Setting: Medical-centers in Nairobi’s urban informal settlements. Participants: Caregivers with children 0-23 months in the intervention (n=122) and control (n=120) medical centers in urban informal settlements of Nairobi. Participants in the control arm received standard government care (health talks and counselling) while those in the intervention arm received standard government care plus nutrition education videos, a form of behavior change communication. The intervention was based on a conceptual framework; the Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Pathways to Improved Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition Practices and Status. Results: Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) was higher in the control arm (92.5% vs 55% (P<0.001). Minimum Acceptable Diet tended to be higher in the intervention arm (38% v 29%). No significant differences in most knowledge and attitude scores were observed. The association test showed that mothers who expressed difficulty in practicing EBF were likely not to practice EBF (P=0.006). The multivariate analysis showed that the odds of participants in the intervention to practice EBF was 0.9 times less compared to the controls (OR 0.90 [95% CI: 0.02 – 0.51] with P=0.006). Conclusions: Increase in knowledge does not always translate to adoption of practices. A combination of nutrition education strategies; facility-based, home-based and peer support should be considered to encourage adoption of practices and increase contact with health workers and peers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPears Foundation, UKen_US
dc.identifier.citationKiprono PJ, Kimiywe J, Iron-Segev S. Impact of Nutrition Education Videos on Child Feeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi. Health Education and Public Health. 2023; 6(1): 517-525. doi: 10.31488/HEPH.180.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.31488/HEPH.180
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26429
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHEPHen_US
dc.subjectIndividualized microcurrent frequenciesen_US
dc.subjectwellbeingen_US
dc.subjectstressen_US
dc.subjectresilienceen_US
dc.subjecthealyen_US
dc.titleImpact of Nutrition Education Videos on Child Feeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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