Acceptance and Compliance With Micronutrient Powder and Complementary Food Blend Use by Filipino Mothers and Their Promotion by Community Workers

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 202-220

  Goyena, Eva A ^a   Barba, Corazon V C ^b   Talavera, Ma Theresa M ^b   Paunlagui, Merlyne M ^b   Rola, Agnes C ^b   Tandang, Nancy A ^b  

^a FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

anemia; complementary feeding; complementary food blend; micronutrient deficiency; micronutrient powder; MNP acceptability; MNP compliance

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANEMIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRACE ELEMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

PHILIPPINES;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; POWDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTHERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; POWDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85067791410     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572119833853     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology. Philippine Nutrition Facts and Figures 2013. Bicutan, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology; 2015.
2. Stevens GA, Finucane MM, de-Regil LM. Global, regional, and national trends in haemoglobin concentration and prevalence of total and severe anaemia in children and pregnant and non-pregnant women for 1995–2011: a systematic analysis of population-representative data. Lancet Glob Health. 2013;1(1): e16–e25.
3. Lynch S. Case study: iron. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011;94(suppl):673–678. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles. Accessed June 27, 2016.
4. de-Regil LM, Suchdev PS, Vist GE, Walleser S, Pena-Rosas JP. Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age. Evid Based Child Health. 2013;8(1):112–201.
5. Asis R, Hees JV, de Pee S. How Introducing MNP in the Philippines in 2009 Guided the Provision of MNP in Development Strategies and the Design of the National Supplementation Program. Geneva, Switzerland: Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group (HFTAG); 2013.
6. Department of Health. Department Memorandum No. 2011-0303 or known as “Revised policy on micronutrient supplementation to support achievement of 2015 MDG targets to reduce under five and maternal mortality deaths and to address micronutrient deficiencies of the population groups”. 2011.
7. de Barros SF, Cardoso MA. Adherence to and acceptability of home fortification with vitamins and minerals in children aged 6–23 months: a systematic review. BMC. 2016;16:299. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4823916/pdf/12889_2016_Article_2978.pdf. Accessed July 9, 2016.
8. Degay IO. Effect of MNP on the Iodine Status and Growth of Day Care Pupils in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines and Effect of MNP Leaflet on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Their Caregivers. Los Baños, Philippines: University of the Philippines; 2015.
9. Hellen Keller International. Feasibility Study on the Distribution of Micronutrient Powders (MNP) for Home Fortification of Complementary Foods for Children 6–23 Months in Misamis Oriental, Region X, Philippines. 2012.
10. Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Brown KH, Zlotkin S, Briend A, Dewey KG. Home fortification of complementary foods with micronutrient supplements is well accepted and has positive effects on infant iron status in Ghana. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;87(4):929–938.
11. Kounnavong S, Sunahara T, Nicholas Mascie-Taylor N. Effect of daily versus weekly home fortification with multiple micronutrient powder on hemoglobin concentration on young children in a rural area, Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a randomized trial. Nutr J. 2011;10:129. http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/714/. Accessed September 14, 2016.
12. Ip H, Hyder SM, Haseen F, Rahman M, Zlotkin SH. Improved adherence and anaemia cure rates with flexible administration of micronutrient Sprinkles: a new public health approach to anaemia control. European journal of clinical nutrition. 2009;63(2):165–172. http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v63/n2/pdf/1602917a. Accessed July 12, 2016.
13. Jefferds MED, Ogange L, Owuor M. Formative research exploring acceptability, utilization, and promotion in order to develop a micronutrient powder (Sprinkles) intervention among Luo families in western Kenya. Food Nutr Bull. 2010;31(suppl 2):179S–85S.
14. Tripp K, Perrine CG, de Campos P. Formative research for the development of a market-based home fortification programme for young children in Niger. Matern Child Nutr. 2011;7(suppl 3):82–95.
15. Osei A, Septiari A, Suryantan A. Using formative research to inform the design of a home fortification with micronutrient powders (MNP) program in Aileu District, Timor-Leste. Food Nutr Bull. 2014;35(1):68–82.
16. Creed-Knashiro H, Bartolini RB, Abad M, Arevalo V. Promoting multi-micronutrient powders (MNP) in Peru: acceptance by caregivers and role of health personnel. Matern Child Nutr. 2016;12:152–163. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738407/. Accessed January 2, 2017.
17. Loechl CU, Menon P, Arimond M. Using programme theory to assess the feasibility of delivering micronutrient Sprinkles through a food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition programme in rural Haiti. Matern Child Nutr. 2009;5(1):33–48.
18. Dewey KG, Adu-Afarwuah S. Systematic review of the efficacy and effectiveness of complementary feeding interventions in developing countries. Matern Child Nutr. 2008;4:24–85. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00124.x/abstract;jsessionid=96ACFD76B809A352D1DD36C933530F0B.f02t03. Accessed September 2, 2016.
19. Pan American Health Organization-WHO. 2003. Guiding principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child. http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/a85622/en/. Accessed September 3, 2016.
20. Shamim AA, Hanif AA, Merrill RD, Campbell RK, Kumkum MA, Shaikh S, …Klemm RD. Preferred delivery method and acceptability of Wheat-Soy Blend (WSB++) as a daily complementary food supplement in northwest Bangladesh. Ecology of food and nutrition. 2015;54(1):74–92. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03670244.2014.930030. Accessed December 6, 2017.
21. Young VR, Pellett PL. Plant proteins in relation to human protein and amino acid nutrition. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;59(5 suppl):1203–1212.