Author, as appears in the article.: Jardi, Cristina; Casanova, Byron David; Arija, Victoria;
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Jardí Piñana, Cristina
Keywords: Young-children Wasting underweight Systematic review Stunting Review Publication Preschool child Nutritional status Nutritional disorder Nutritional assessment Nutrition programs Nutrition education Mothers Mother Maternal care Maternal attitude Malnutrition Intervention study Intervention Infant feeding Infant Humans Human Health education Health belief model Food intake Food consumption Female Feeding practices Epidemiology Efficacy Education program Dietary supplements Dietary supplement Dietary intake Diet supplementation Diet Database Consumption Complementary feeding Child, preschool Child nutrition disorders Child development Child care Child Caregivers Attitude to health Anthropometry Agriculture African Africa
Abstract: Background: Child malnutrition is a major epidemiological problem in developing countries, especially in African countries. Nutrition education for mothers can alleviate this malnutrition in their young children. The objective of this study was to make a systematic review to assess the effect of intervention programs in nutrition education for African mothers on the nutritional status of their infants. Methods: A bibliographic search was carried out in the PubMed database for clinical trials between November 2012 and 2021. The studies should contain educational programs to evaluate the impact on the infant's nutritional indicators in children under 5 years (food consumption, anthropometry and/or knowledge of nutrition in caretakers). Results: A total of 20 articles were selected, of which 53% evaluated infant's food consumption, 82% anthropometric measurements and 30% nutritional knowledge. In general, nutritional education programs are accredited with some significant improvements in food and nutrient consumption, knowledge and dietary practices in complementary feeding, but only those studies that implemented strategies in agriculture, educational workshops and supplementation obtained reductions in chronic malnutrition figures. Limitations: There is high heterogeneity in the articles included, since the intervention programs have different approaches. Conclusions: Programs that implemented actions of national agriculture or nutritional supplementation reap the greatest benefits in curbing infant malnutrition.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: cristina.jardi@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7946-1488 0000-0002-1758-0975
Record's date: 2024-01-13
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7709
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 18 (14):
APA: Jardi, Cristina; Casanova, Byron David; Arija, Victoria; (2021). Nutrition Education Programs Aimed at African Mothers of Infant Children: A Systematic Review. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18(14), -. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147709
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147709
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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