SynthesisAfrican health sciences2015
Maternal nutrition: how is Eastern and Southern Africa faring and what needs to be done?
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- A Comparative Analysis of Maternal Nutrition Decision-Making Autonomy During Pregnancy-An Application of the Food Choice Process Model in Burkina Faso and Madagascar.Food and nutrition bulletin · 2024Article
- Reasons for poor blood pressure control in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa: looking into 4P's (primary care, professional, patient, and public health policy) for improving blood pressure control: a scoping review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Mega-map of systematic reviews and evidence and gap maps on the interventions to improve child well-being in low- and middle-income countries.Campbell systematic reviews · 2020Article
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- Investigating tangible and mental resources as predictors of perceived household food insecurity during pregnancy among women in a South African birth cohort study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Article
- Infectious diseases and chronic care in Africa.African health sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe progress in key maternal health indicators in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) over the past two decades has been slow.
objectiveThis paper analyzed available information on nutrition programs and nutrition-specific interventions targeting maternal nutrition in the ESAR and proposes steps to improve maternal nutrition in this region.
methodsSearch was conducted in relevant databases. Meta-analysis was done where there was sufficient data, while data from the nutrition programs was abstracted for objectives, settings, beneficiaries, stakeholders, impact of interventions and barriers encountered during implementation.
resultsFindings from our review suggest that multiple nutrition programs are in place in the ESAR; including programs that directly address nutrition indicators and those that integrate corresponding sectors like agriculture, health, education, and water and sanitation. However, their scale and depth differ considerably. These programs have been implemented by a diverse range of players including respective government ministries, international agencies, non government organisations and the private sector in the region. Most of these programs are clustered in a few countries like Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia while others e.g. Comoros, Somalia and Swaziland have only had a limited number of initiatives.
conclusionThese programs have been associated with some improvements in overall maternal health and nutritional indicators; however these are insufficient to significantly contribute to the progress in the region. Efforts should be prioritized in countries with the greatest burden of maternal undernutrition and associated risk factors with a focus on existing promising interventions to improve maternal nutrition.
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