Mobile-Based Nutrition Counseling and Unconditional Cash Transfers for Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh: Pilot Study

JMIR MHealth and UHealth
Tanvir M HudaMichael J Dibley

Abstract

Inappropriate feeding practices, inadequate nutrition knowledge, and insufficient access to food are major risk factors for maternal and child undernutrition. There is evidence to suggest that the combination of cash transfer and nutrition education improves child growth. However, a cost-effective delivery platform is needed to achieve complete, population-wide coverage of these interventions. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived appropriateness of an intervention package consisting of voice messaging, direct counseling, and unconditional cash transfers all on a mobile platform for changing perceptions on nutrition during pregnancy and the first year of a child's life in a poor rural community in Bangladesh. We conducted a mixed-methods pilot study. We recruited 340 pregnant or recently delivered, lactating women from rural Bangladesh. The intervention consisted of an unconditional cash transfer combined with nutrition counseling, both delivered on a mobile platform. The participants received a mobile phone and BDT 787 per month (US $10). We used a voice messaging service to deliver nutrition-related messages. We provided additional nutrition counseling through a nutrition counselor from a ca...Continue Reading

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Feb 6, 2020·BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making·Muhammad Nazrul IslamA K M Najmul Islam
Jul 25, 2020·JMIR MHealth and UHealth·Tanvir AhmedLinda Waldman
Feb 9, 2021·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Harriet TorlesseRebecca J Stoltzfus
Mar 12, 2021·Nutrition Reviews·Theresa RyckmanHarriet Torlesse

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