Formative research exploring acceptability, utilization, and promotion in order to develop a micronutrient powder (Sprinkles) intervention among Luo families in western Kenya

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Jefferds, Maria Elena D ^a   Ogange, Lorraine ^c,d   Owuor, Mercy ^c,d   Cruz, Kari ^a   Person, Bobbie ^a   Obure, Alfredo ^e   Suchdev, Parminder S ^a,b   Ruth, Laird J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)   (Kenya)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Acceptability; Formative research; Kenya; Micronutrient deficiency; Multiple micronutrient powders (mnp); Promotion; Qualitative research; Sprinkles; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD CARE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH WORKER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESEARCH WORK; TRACE ELEMENT;

KENYA;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MOTHER; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; KENYA; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954900974     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265100312s210     Document Type: Article

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