Caregiver perceived barriers to the use of micronutrient powder for children aged 6-59 months in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness of micronutrient powder (MNP) on the health outcome of children is yet to be proved. Although studies identified the barriers to the use of MNP the underlying factors related to the barriers to the use of MNP are still unexplored. We examined the underlying factors associated with the barriers reported by the caregivers of the children aged 6-59 months in Bangladesh.

Methods

We analyzed pooled data of 3, 634 caregiver-child dyads extracted from eight cross-sectional surveys. The surveys were conducted as part of an evaluation of the Maternal, Infant and Young Children Nutrition programme (phase 2) in Bangladesh. We performed univariate analysis to find the barriers reported by the caregivers of the children. We identified the underlying factors r

SUBMITTER: Rahman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638897 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature