Acceptability of community-based growth monitoring in a rural village in South Africa
SOURCE: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Faber, M.A.S.Phungula, J.D.Kvalsvig, A.J.Spinnler Benade
KEYWORDS: CHILD HEALTH, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GROWTH MONITORING PROGRAMME, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2479
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8131
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8131
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Faber, M.A.S.Phungula, J.D.Kvalsvig, A.J.Spinnler Benade
KEYWORDS: CHILD HEALTH, FOOD AND NUTRITION, GROWTH MONITORING PROGRAMME, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2479
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/8131
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8131
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Abstract
A qualitative investigation of mothers' perceptions of community-based growth to monitoring activities is indeed welcome. Attitudes to and acceptability of growth monitoring are obviously key programmatic success. The results of the study contrast with concerns raised in the wider literature on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of clinic-based growth monitoring (low coverage, poor attendance, favouring the younger child, poor understanding and lack of follow-up action).-
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