The scope and practice of behaviour change communication to improve infant and young child feeding in low- and middle-income countries: results of a practitioner study in international development organizations.

Autor: Pelto GH; Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA., Martin SL; Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA., Van Liere M; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Geneva, Switzerland., Fabrizio CS; Global Health Associates, Hong Kong, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maternal & child nutrition [Matern Child Nutr] 2016 Apr; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 229-44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 05.
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12177
Abstrakt: We describe features of the landscape of behaviour change communication (BCC) practice devoted to infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in low- and middle-income countries by practitioners in international development organizations. We used an iterative, snowball sampling procedure to identify participants, and the self-administered questionnaire contained pre-coded questions and open-ended questions, relying primarily on content analysis to derive generalizations. Highlights of findings include (i) IYCF-specific BCC is usually delivered within the context of other public health messages and programmes; (ii) technical assistance with programme development and implementation are primary activities, and evaluation-related work is also common; and (iii) formative research and evaluation is universal, but process evaluation is not. With respect to scaling up nutrition: (i) use of mass media and digital technology generally play only a minor role in BCC activities and are not currently an integral part of BCC programming strategies and (ii) only 58% of the participants report activities related to communication with policy makers. The individuals who comprise the community of BCC leaders in the area of IYCF are a diverse group from the perspective of academic backgrounds and nationalities. In addition to nutrition, public health, agriculture and adult learning are common disciplinary backgrounds. In our view, this diversity is a source of strength. It facilitates continuing growth and maturation in the field by assuring inputs of different perspectives, theoretical orientations and experiences.
(© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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