“In the past, the seeds I planted often didn’t grow.” A mixed-methods feasibility assessment of integrating agriculture and nutrition behaviour change interventions with cash transfers in rural Bangladesh
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Combining agriculture with behaviour change communication and other nutrition-sensitive interventions could improve feeding practices to reduce maternal and child undernutrition. Such integrated intervention requires rigorous design and an appropriate implementation strategy to generate an impact. We assessed feasibility and acceptability of an intervention package that combines nutrition counselling, counselling and support for home-gardening, and unconditional cash transfers delivered to women on a mobile platform for improving maternal and child nutrition behaviours among low-income families in rural Bangladesh. We used mixed-methods including in-depth interviews with women (20), key-informant interviews with project workers (6), and a cross sectional survey of women (60). Women well-accepted the intervention and reported to be benefited by acquiring new skills and information on home gardening and nutrition. They established homestead gardens of seasonal vegetables successfully and were able to find a solution for major challenges. All women received the cash transfer. Ninety-one percent of women spent the cash for buying foods, 20% spent it on purchasing seeds or fertilizers and 57% used it for medical and livelihood purchases. Project staff and mobile banking agent reported no difficulty in cash transfer. Combining nutrition-specific and-sensitive interventions is a feasible and acceptable approach. Using mobile technologies can provide additional benefits for the intervention to reach the disadvantage families in rural settings.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 4153 |
| Tidsskrift | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Vol/bind | 17 |
| Udgave nummer | 11 |
| Antal sider | 15 |
| ISSN | 1661-7827 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2020 |
| Eksternt udgivet | Ja |
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Funding Information:
Funding: The Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia Research (LANSA) under a Responsive Window Grant and is funded by UK aid from the UK government.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This research is part of the research generated by the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia Research (LANSA) research consortium under a Responsive Window Grant and is funded by UK aid from the UK government. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies. We are grateful to our research partners – icddr,b and BARI – for their support. We acknowledge the valuable contribution of Solidarity Kurigram, our local implementation partner. Robyn McConchie at the University of Sydney School of Life and Environmental Sciences contributed to development of the grant. Above all, we are grateful to all study participants for their valuable time.
Funding Information:
The Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia Research (LANSA) research consortium under a Responsive Window Grant and is funded by UK aid from the UK government. This research is part of the research generated by the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia Research (LANSA) research consortium under a Responsive Window Grant and is funded by UK aid from the UK government. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies. We are grateful to our research partners – icddr,b and BARI – for their support. We acknowledge the valuable contribution of Solidarity Kurigram, our local implementation partner. Robyn McConchie at the University of Sydney School of Life and Environmental Sciences contributed to development of the grant. Above all, we are grateful to all study participants for their valuable time.
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