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The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers' nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6-36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial.

Bernard Appiah, Mahama Saaka, George Appiah, Lucy Asamoah-Akuoko, Elfreda Samman, Laura Forastiere, Brenda Az Abu, Abena A Yeboah-Banin, Irene A Kretchy, Freda D Ntiful and 3 more

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Bernard AppiahResearch Program on Health Communication and Public Engagement (H-COPE), Department of Public Health, Falk College, Syracuse University, 150 Crouse Dr, 435A White Hall, Syracuse, NY13244, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5473-3459
Mahama SaakaDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, P O Box 1883, Tamale, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0295-0328
George AppiahCentre for Science and Health Communication, PMB M71, Accra, Ghana.
Lucy Asamoah-AkuokoCentre for Science and Health Communication, PMB M71, Accra, Ghana.
Elfreda SammanCentre for Science and Health Communication, PMB M71, Accra, Ghana.
Laura ForastiereLaura Forastiere, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Brenda Az AbuWegmans School of Health and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.
Abena A Yeboah-BaninDepartment of Communication Studies, School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Irene A KretchyDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Freda D NtifulDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Christiana Na Nsiah-AsamoahDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Md Koushik AhmedResearch Program on Health Communication and Public Engagement (H-COPE), Department of Public Health, Falk College, Syracuse University, 150 Crouse Dr, 435A White Hall, Syracuse, NY13244, USA.
Christopher R FranceDepartment of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a radio campaign involving serial 10-minute drama episodes, 10-minute on air discussion of each episode by trained community health workers and 30-minute phone-ins from listeners in improving mothers' nutrition- and health-related attitudes (HNRAs) and children's minimum acceptable diet (MAD).

designA two-arm quasi-experimental trial with a pre-post design was used to quantify the effect of a radio campaign on nutrition before and immediately after the 6-month intervention. Difference-in-difference (DID) analysis was performed to assess the intervention's effect.

settingSaboba district (intervention) and Central Gonja (comparison district) of northern region of Ghana.

participantsAt baseline, a total of 598 mothers with children aged 6-22 months were randomly selected from the intervention (

resultsThe radio campaign was significantly and positively associated with a change in health- and nutrition-related attitudes (HNRA) over time, with DID in mean attitudes significantly improving more over time in the intervention district than the control (DID = 1·398,

conclusionsThe study indicates that a radio campaign on nutrition is associated with improved mothers' HNRA and children's MAD. Communication interventions on child nutrition targeting low-resource settings should consider this innovative approach.

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DietHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionMothersNutritional StatusRadioAdultChild, PreschoolFemaleGhanaHumansInfantMaleHealth and nutrition attitudesMinimum acceptable dietNutrition educationRadio campaign

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