ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Double-duty solutions for optimising maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: a qualitative study.
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- Evidence-based strategies needed to combat malnutrition in Sub-Saharan countries facing different stages of nutrition transition.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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- The roles of men and women in maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: A qualitative secondary analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
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objectiveTo obtain a community perspective on key nutrition-specific problems and solutions for mothers and children.
designA qualitative study comprising nine focus group discussions (FGD) following a semi-structured interview guide.
settingThe township of Soweto in South Africa with a rising prevalence of double burden of malnutrition.
participantsMen and women aged ≥18 years (n 66). Three FGD held with men, six with women.
resultsDespite participants perceived healthy diet to be important, they felt their ability to maintain a healthy diet was limited. Inexpensive, unhealthy food was easier to access in Soweto than healthier alternatives. Factors such as land use, hygiene and low income played a fundamental role in shaping access to foods and decisions about what to eat. Participants suggested four broad areas for change: health sector, social protection, the food system and food environment. Their solutions ranged from improved nutrition education for women at clinic visits, communal vegetable gardens and government provision of food parcels to regulatory measures to improve the healthiness of their food environment.
conclusionsSouth Africa's current nutrition policy environment does not adequately address community-level needs that are often linked to structural factors beyond the health sector. Our findings suggest that to successfully address the double burden of malnutrition among women and children, a multifaceted approach is needed combining action on the ground with coherent policies that address upstream factors, including poverty. Further, there is a need for public engagement and integration of community perspectives and priorities in developing and implementing double-duty actions to improve nutrition.
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