Reducing Child Malnutrition in Tanzania - Combined Effects of Income Growth and Program Interventions

Alderman, Harold; Hoogeveen, Johannes G.; Rossi, Mariacristina

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-3567

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“…The increased protectionism by the MIMP and lower prices for fish, octopus and seaweeds (Bryceson et al, 2006;Benjaminsen & Bryceson, 2012) largely reduced income and constrained purchasing power for food. Studies by Alderman, Hoogeveen and Rossi (2006), Evans et al (2011) and Kandala et al (2011) have also shown the influence of income on dietary patterns where the amount of income determined the amount that was to be spent on food purchase.…”

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Undernutrition Among Under-Five Children in Two Fishing Communities in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

Moshy¹,

Masenge²,

Bryceson³

2013

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Undernutrition and food insecurity are critical problems among under-five children in many developing countries. This study was carried out for eight months between 2009 and 2011. It combined quantitative data (N=156) and qualitative data to explore nutritional status among under-five children in Jibondo and Chole villages within Mafia Island Marine Park in Tanzania. Weight-for-age analysis was performed according to World Health Organization standards to determine the proportion of underweight children among the samples. The prevalence of underweight children was high in both villages, and in Jibondo village it was even higher (69%) than in Chole village (40%). Interviewees attributed the exceptionally high underweight problems in Jibondo to a substantial reduction in breast-feeding frequency. This was because mothers resumed seaweed farming and octopus fishing soon after delivery. Consequently, infants were fed poor-quality nutritional substitute foods at a tender age. Decreased family income, food insecurity, changes in gender roles and increased responsibilities for women were also perceived to be key underlying problems contributing to higher levels of undernutrition among children in the study areas. If healthy generations and sustainable social-ecological systems are to be achieved within the Park in the future, policies that review fishing restrictions, improve fish trading, increase household food security and liberate mother's time for breastfeeding and child-caring activities would be essential to address the current undernutrition among the under-fives.

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Undernutrition Among Under-Five Children in Two Fishing Communities in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

Moshy¹,

Masenge²,

Bryceson³

2013

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“…In Tanzania malnutrition has declined from 47% to 44% in the year 1991 to 1999, furthermore it has improved to 38% in 2004 [5]. Mortality in children below five years of age has been caused by many diseases but the leading underlying cause is malnutrition, which is approximately 58% globally with an estimation often children dying in every minute [6].…”

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Outcome and Effectiveness of Inpatient Care of Malnourished under Five Children in District Hospitals of Mwanza Region, North Western Tanzania

Ngallaba¹,

Makerere²,

Kapesa³

et al. 2014

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Background: Malnutrition is a disease affecting commonly children from 0 to 5 years of age. In Tanzania it is still a problem with a prevalence of 36% and 28% mortality. Objective: This study aimed to compare the outcome and effectiveness of therapeutic regimes used by different district hospitals in the management of malnutrition of under five years old children in Mwanza Region. Methods: Patient charts were reviewed collecting social demographic attributes, diagnosis, type of therapeutic regimen given and treatment outcome. Results: The prevalence of malnutrition was found to be 30% with case fatality rate (CFR) of 8.8%, for the health facilities using WHO regime while 29% CFR for those using traditional regimen. The use of recommend malnutrition screening tests was generally poor. Conclusion: Malnutrition is still a public health problem with high mortality rate in Tanzania which is mainly caused by failure to use the WHO regimen. There is a need to use the available screening methods and recommended regimens to avert this.

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“…First, if the program involves distribution of food (as in the case of the FFW and free food program components of the PSNP), it may directly increase household's short-run food availability, with potential immediate benefits to mothers and children (Yamano et al, 2005). Second, in cases where the program provides wages or cash transfers, a household's income will rise, thereby improving the household's ability to purchase food and nutrition-enhancing items (Alderman et al, 2006). Nevertheless, while a positive nutritional impact from a rise in income seems possible and even likely, the degree to which such transfers might boost nutrition depends upon several factors.…”

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Does Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program improve child nutrition?

2015

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We study the link between Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) and short-run nutrition outcomes among children age 5 years and younger. We use 2006 and 2010 survey data from Northern Ethiopia to estimate parameters of an exogenous switching regression. This allows us to measure the differential impacts of household characteristics on weight-for-height Z-score of children in member and non-member households in PSNP. We find that the magnitude and significance of household covariates differ in samples of children from PSNP and non-PSNP households. Controlling for a set of observable features of children and households we find that children in member households have weight-for-height Z-scores that are 0.55 points higher than those of children in non-member households. We conclude that the PSNP is providing positive short-term nutritional benefits for children, especially in those households that are able to leverage underemployed female labor.

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Reducing Child Malnutrition in Tanzania - Combined Effects of Income Growth and Program Interventions

Cited by 46 publications

References 16 publications

Undernutrition Among Under-Five Children in Two Fishing Communities in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

Undernutrition Among Under-Five Children in Two Fishing Communities in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

Outcome and Effectiveness of Inpatient Care of Malnourished under Five Children in District Hospitals of Mwanza Region, North Western Tanzania

Does Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program improve child nutrition?

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