Randomized control trials demonstrate that nutrition-sensitive social protection interventions increase the use of multiple-micronutrient powders and iron supplements in rural pre-school Bangladeshi children

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen
cg.contributor.donorUnited Nations Development Programmeen
cg.contributor.donorBundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklungen
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierAkhter Ahmed: 0000-0002-0112-502X
cg.creator.identifierJohn Hoddinott: 0000-0002-0590-3917
cg.creator.identifierShalini Roy: 0000-0001-8053-1650
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017004232en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Transfer Modality Research Initiative
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1368-9800en
cg.issn1475-2727en
cg.issue9en
cg.journalPublic Health Nutritionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume21en
dc.contributor.authorHoddinott, John F.en
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Akhteren
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Shalinien
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:04:47Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:04:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145642
dc.titleRandomized control trials demonstrate that nutrition-sensitive social protection interventions increase the use of multiple-micronutrient powders and iron supplements in rural pre-school Bangladeshi childrenen
dcterms.abstractObjective To examine the impact of a nutrition-sensitive social protection intervention on mothers’ knowledge of Fe deficiency, awareness of multiple-micronutrient powders (MMP) and the consumption of MMP and other Fe supplements by their children aged 6–59 months. Design Two randomized controlled trials with treatment arms including cash transfers, food transfers, cash and food transfers, cash and nutrition behaviour change communication (BCC), and food and nutrition BCC were implemented over two years. Both included a control group that received no transfer or BCC. Transfer recipients were mothers living in poor households with at least one child aged less than 2 years at baseline. Probit models were used to analyse endline data. Setting Rural areas in north-west and south Bangladesh. Subjects Mothers (n 4840) and children 6–59 months (n 4840). Results A transfer accompanied by nutrition BCC increased the share of mothers with knowledge of Fe deficiency (11·9 and 9·2 percentage points for North and South, respectively, P≤0·01), maternal awareness of MMP (29·0 and 22·2 percentage points, P≤0·01), the likelihood that their children 6–59 months had ever consumed MMP (32 and 11·9 percentage points, P≤0·01), consumed MMP in the preceding week (16·9 and 3·9 percentage points, P≤0·01) and consumed either MMP or an Fe supplement in the preceding week (22·3 and 7·1 percentage points, P≤0·01). Improvements were statistically significant relative to groups that received a transfer only. Conclusions Nutrition-sensitive social protection (transfers with BCC added) may be a promising way to advance progress on micronutrient deficiencies.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHoddinott, John F.; Ahmed, Akhter; and Roy, Shalini. 2018. Randomized control trials demonstrate that nutrition-sensitive social protection interventions increase the use of multiple-micronutrient powders and iron supplements in rural pre-school Bangladeshi children. Public Health Nutrition 21(9): 1753-1761. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017004232en
dcterms.extentpp. 1753-1761en
dcterms.issued2018-03-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148633en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11014R2en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/6196en
dcterms.subjectfood supplementsen
dcterms.subjectpowdersen
dcterms.subjectnutrient deficienciesen
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen
dcterms.subjectmicronutrient deficienciesen
dcterms.subjectnutrition educationen
dcterms.subjectpreschool childrenen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectironen
dcterms.subjectbehaviouren
dcterms.subjectmaternal behaviouren
dcterms.subjectrural welfareen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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