Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh

A nutrition-focused MNCH program that promoted and facilitated husbands’ engagement during their wives’ pregnancies significantly improved husbands’ awareness, knowledge, self-efficacy, and support. These improvements substantially explained the program's impact on women's intake of micronutrient su...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Frongillo, Edward A., Sanghvi, Tina, Wable, Gargi, Mahmud, Zeba, Tran, Lan Mai, Aktar, Bachera, Afsana, Kaosar, Alayon, Silvia, Ruel, Marie T., Menon, Purnima
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Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146873
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author Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Frongillo, Edward A.
Sanghvi, Tina
Wable, Gargi
Mahmud, Zeba
Tran, Lan Mai
Aktar, Bachera
Afsana, Kaosar
Alayon, Silvia
Ruel, Marie T.
Menon, Purnima
author_browse Afsana, Kaosar
Aktar, Bachera
Alayon, Silvia
Frongillo, Edward A.
Mahmud, Zeba
Menon, Purnima
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Ruel, Marie T.
Sanghvi, Tina
Tran, Lan Mai
Wable, Gargi
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Frongillo, Edward A.
Sanghvi, Tina
Wable, Gargi
Mahmud, Zeba
Tran, Lan Mai
Aktar, Bachera
Afsana, Kaosar
Alayon, Silvia
Ruel, Marie T.
Menon, Purnima
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description A nutrition-focused MNCH program that promoted and facilitated husbands’ engagement during their wives’ pregnancies significantly improved husbands’ awareness, knowledge, self-efficacy, and support. These improvements substantially explained the program's impact on women's intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity. Targeting wives and husbands and designing activities to engage men in maternal nutrition programs are important to maximize impact.
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spelling CGSpace1468732025-04-03T21:29:22Z Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh Nguyen, Phuong Hong Frongillo, Edward A. Sanghvi, Tina Wable, Gargi Mahmud, Zeba Tran, Lan Mai Aktar, Bachera Afsana, Kaosar Alayon, Silvia Ruel, Marie T. Menon, Purnima maternal and child health gender nutrition policies random sampling malnutrition nutrition family structure men experimental design husbands maternal nutrition parents A nutrition-focused MNCH program that promoted and facilitated husbands’ engagement during their wives’ pregnancies significantly improved husbands’ awareness, knowledge, self-efficacy, and support. These improvements substantially explained the program's impact on women's intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity. Targeting wives and husbands and designing activities to engage men in maternal nutrition programs are important to maximize impact. 2018-07-05 2024-06-21T09:09:13Z 2024-06-21T09:09:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146873 en Open Access Elsevier Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Frongillo, Edward A.; Sanghvi, Tina; Wable, Gargi; Mahmud, Zeba; Tran, Lan Mai; Aktar, Bachera; Afsana, Kaosar; Alayon, Silvia; Ruel, Marie T.; and Menon, Purnima. 2018. Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition 148(8): 1352–1363. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146873
spellingShingle maternal and child health
gender
nutrition policies
random sampling
malnutrition
nutrition
family structure
men
experimental design
husbands
maternal nutrition
parents
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Frongillo, Edward A.
Sanghvi, Tina
Wable, Gargi
Mahmud, Zeba
Tran, Lan Mai
Aktar, Bachera
Afsana, Kaosar
Alayon, Silvia
Ruel, Marie T.
Menon, Purnima
Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title_full Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title_short Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
title_sort engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy results of a cluster randomized program evaluation in bangladesh
topic maternal and child health
gender
nutrition policies
random sampling
malnutrition
nutrition
family structure
men
experimental design
husbands
maternal nutrition
parents
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146873
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