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A behavior change communication program for Jes?s de Machaca, a community in Bolivia
Authors: Arturo Alejandro Mayorga-Mart?nez,
Kucha Christopher,
Ebenezer Kwofie,
Michael Ngadi
Identifier: CSBE23128
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Description: Since there are numerous types of nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions, many NSA indicators to measure their impact, as well as many other factors (e.g., context of the community) to consider when designing an NSA project, the task may become overwhelming. By using a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method, it was determined that a nutrition education intervention was the most suitable for Jes?s de Machaca, a Bolivian population. Data on the local gastronomy was obtained: a total of 150 dishes were identified, and the composition (i.e., macronutrients, micronutrients, and caloric content) of each was assessed using the Bolivian table of food composition. Based on the context of the community, a behavior change communication program was designed, aiming to improve the diet quality and, eventually, the health status of the population. Once the theory of change was formulated, pathways were prioritized using the following inputs: conceptual frameworks, published empirical evidence, a feasibility study, formative research, and local knowledge from the members of the Bolivian Association Pro-Rural. After prioritizing the key pathways, the specific behaviors to address were identified and prioritized. We based the prioritization on the formative research, local knowledge and impact pathways. The intervention is plan to be monitored using several types of NSA indicators. Impact and process evaluations will reveal whether these approaches are effective for improving the diet quality and health status, and what effects are on each hypothesized impact pathway.
Keywords: nutrition-sensitive agriculture, intervention design, behavior change communication
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Date: 2023-07-23
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Conference name: CSBE/SCGAB 2023 Annual Conference, Lethbridge, Alberta, 23-26 July 2023.
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Description: Since there are numerous types of nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) interventions, many NSA indicators to measure their impact, as well as many other factors (e.g., context of the community) to consider when designing an NSA project, the task may become overwhelming. By using a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method, it was determined that a nutrition education intervention was the most suitable for Jes?s de Machaca, a Bolivian population. Data on the local gastronomy was obtained: a total of 150 dishes were identified, and the composition (i.e., macronutrients, micronutrients, and caloric content) of each was assessed using the Bolivian table of food composition. Based on the context of the community, a behavior change communication program was designed, aiming to improve the diet quality and, eventually, the health status of the population. Once the theory of change was formulated, pathways were prioritized using the following inputs: conceptual frameworks, published empirical evidence, a feasibility study, formative research, and local knowledge from the members of the Bolivian Association Pro-Rural. After prioritizing the key pathways, the specific behaviors to address were identified and prioritized. We based the prioritization on the formative research, local knowledge and impact pathways. The intervention is plan to be monitored using several types of NSA indicators. Impact and process evaluations will reveal whether these approaches are effective for improving the diet quality and health status, and what effects are on each hypothesized impact pathway.
Keywords: nutrition-sensitive agriculture, intervention design, behavior change communication
Résumé:
Mots-clés:
Citation:
Volume:
Issue:
Pages -
Contributor:
Date: 2023-07-23
Technical field:
Conference name: CSBE/SCGAB 2023 Annual Conference, Lethbridge, Alberta, 23-26 July 2023.
Session name:
Other information:
Type: Presentation
Format:
Publication type: Text.Abstract
Source:
Relation:
Coverage: North_America
Language 1: en
Language 2:
Rights: Canadian Society for Bioengineering
Notes:
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