ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Role of home visits by volunteer community health workers: to improve the coverage of micronutrient powders in rural Bangladesh.
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- Impact of market-based home fortification with micronutrient powder on childhood anemia in Bangladesh: a modified stepped wedge design.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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- [Effect of Information Communication on Micronutrient Powders (orSichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2022Article
- Household food insecurity and unimproved toilet facilities associate with child morbidity: evidence from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Effect of home visits by community health workers on complementary feeding practices among caregivers of children aged 6-23 months in 10 districts of Bangladesh.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Effects of Deworming and Multiple Micronutrients on Anaemia in Preschool Children in Bangladesh: Analysis of Five Cross-Sectional Surveys.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Cost-effectiveness of a market-based home fortification of food with micronutrient powder programme in Bangladesh.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Implementation science in nutrition: a summary and synthesis.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Unintended consequences of programmatic changes to infant and young child feeding practices in Bangladesh.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Caregiver perceived barriers to the use of micronutrient powder for children aged 6-59 months in Bangladesh.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe assessed the role of home visits by Shasthya Shebika (SS) - female volunteer community health workers (CHWs) - in improving the distribution of micronutrient powder (MNP), and explored the independent effects of caregiver-provider interaction on coverage variables.
designWe used data from three cross-sectional surveys undertaken at baseline (n 1927), midline (n 1924) and endline (n 1540) as part of an evaluation of a home fortification programme. We defined an exposure group as one that had at least one SS visit to the caregiver's household in the 12 months preceding the survey considering three outcome variables - message (ever heard), contact (ever used) and effective coverage (regular used) of MNP. We performed multiple logistic regressions to explore the determinants of coverage, employed an 'interaction term' and calculated an odds ratio (OR) to assess the modifying effect of SS's home visits on coverage. SETTINGS: Sixty-eight sub-districts from ten districts of Bangladesh.
participantsChildren aged 6-59 months and their caregivers.
resultsA home visit from an SS positively impacts message coverage at both midline (ratio of OR 1·70; 95 % CI 1·25, 2·32; P < 0·01) and endline (ratio of OR 3·58; 95 % CI 2·22, 5·78; P < 0·001), and contact coverage both at midline (ratio of OR 1·48; 95 % CI 1·06, 2·07; P = 0·021) and endline (ratio of OR 1·74; 95 % CI 1·23, 2·47; P = 0·002). There was no significant effect of a SS's home visit on effective coverage.
conclusionsThe households visited by BRAC's volunteer CHWs have better message and contact coverage among the children aged 6-59 months.
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