ReviewMaternal & child nutrition2017
The potential role of micronutrient powders to improve complementary feeding practices.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effect of interventions distributing home fortification products on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices: A systematic narrative review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Micronutrient powder supplements combined with nutrition education marginally improve growth amongst children aged 6-23 months in rural Burkina Faso: A cluster randomized controlled trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Trial
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- Micronutrient gaps during the complementary feeding period in seven countries in Southeast Asia: A Comprehensive Nutrient Gap Assessment.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Integrating and coordinating programs for the management of anemia across the life course.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Article
- Impact of market-based home fortification with micronutrient powder on childhood anemia in Bangladesh: a modified stepped wedge design.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Maternal health status and household food security on determining childhood anemia in Bangladesh -a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Mixed-Methods Study of Factors Influencing Access to and Use of Micronutrient Powders in Rwanda.Global health, science and practice · 2021Article
- Unintended consequences of programmatic changes to infant and young child feeding practices in Bangladesh.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Using formative research to design context-specific animal source food and multiple micronutrient powder interventions to improve the consumption of micronutrients by infants and young children in Tanzania, Kenya, Bangladesh and Pakistan.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- An Integrated Enhanced Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and Micronutrient Powder Intervention Improved Select IYCF Practices Among Caregivers of Children Aged 12-23 Months in Eastern Uganda.Current developments in nutrition · 2021Article
- Lessons learned from implementing the pilot Micronutrient Powder Initiative in four districts in Ghana.BMC nutrition · 2020Article
- Food supplements to reduce stunting in Pakistan: a process evaluation of community dynamics shaping uptake.BMC public health · 2020Article
- An integrated infant and young child feeding and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo is associated with improvements in breastfeeding and handwashing behaviours but not dietary diversity.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Accelerating progress for complementary feeding in Kenya: Key government actions and the way forward.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
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- Correlates of the Timely Initiation of Complementary Feeding among Children Aged 6⁻23 Months in Rupandehi District, Nepal.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Improved in 2 Districts in Nepal during the Scale-Up of an Integrated IYCF and Micronutrient Powder Program.Current developments in nutrition · 2018Review
- The potential role of micronutrient powders to improve complementary feeding practices.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Review
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Abstract
Micronutrient powder (MNP) interventions are often integrated within infant and young child feeding (IYCF) programmes to improve micronutrient intake from complementary foods. This review aims to describe country experiences with MNP interventions and their impact on IYCF practices and develop a framework for how MNP may strengthen complementary feeding practices. A literature review and key informant interviews were used to gather data on complementary feeding practices in MNP programme design, implementation, and evaluation. Findings from 11 MNP programmes in different geographic regions reinforced the potential of MNP interventions to add renewed focus and resources to existing IYCF programmes. MNP plays an important role in ensuring adequate micronutrient intake and reducing anaemia in young children. In some programmes, MNP users had improved IYCF practices, such as breastfeeding to 24 months and children receiving complementary foods with adequate consistency, frequency, and diversity. Our framework highlights how behaviour change communication is an essential component for influencing household actions, not only to generate demand and promote correct and sustained MNP use but also raise awareness of IYCF practices. The actions at MNP policy, delivery, and behaviour change communication levels collectively influence household IYCF practices, and formative research and monitoring and evaluation serve to inform programme design and optimize impact. In conclusion, a limited but growing body of evidence suggests that MNP interventions can contribute to improve complementary feeding practices. However, there is scope for improvement even among integrated MNP and IYCF programmes in order to realize the full potential of MNP interventions for IYCF practices.
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