Table 4.
Delivery (dose delivered) and receipt (dose received) of MNP-related BCC materials in four Local Government Areas of Benue State, Nigeria
| Facility-based observation, IPD-Mar-14 | Facility-based observation, MNCHW-June-14 | Health worker survey | Home visit post-MNCHW-Dec-13 | Home visit post-IPD-Mar-14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number* | 37 | 16 | 176 | 237 | 129§ |
| % | |||||
| Are there MNP posters on the walls of the health facilities? | 81 | 56† | – | – | – |
| Does the health worker give caregivers the MNP IEC/BCC materials after receiving MNP? | 57 | 44 | – | – | – |
| Did you give leaflets about MNP to caregivers alongside their MNP during March IPD? | – | – | To all: 25 To some: 23 | – | – |
| Have you ever been given an MNP leaflet? | – | – | – | 15 | 36|| |
| The facility gave one or more group-based health talks on MNP to mothers/caregivers on the day of observation | 73 | 69 | – | – | – |
| Are mothers/caregivers being reminded how to use the MNP at home?/Did you explain to all caregivers how to use MNP? | 73 | 94‡ | To all: 66 To some: 20 Sometimes, if time: 3 | – | – |
| Did a health facility staff ever give you information/education about MNP? | – | – | – | 73 | 92|| |
| Have you received information about MNP by attending a community meeting led by a community health worker or IYCF support group? | – | – | – | 15 | 8 |
| Does the health worker tell the parents/caregiver when to bring the child again for the next batch of MNP? | 11 | 56† | 20 | – | – |
| Did anyone remind you to go back and pick up the next batch of MNP? | – | – | – | 74 | 78 |
MNP, micronutrient powder; BCC, behaviour change communication; IPD, Immunization Plus Days; MNCHW, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Weeks; IEC, information, education and communication; IYCF, infant and young child feeding.
Number of facilities for facility-based observations; or number of health workers or caregivers.
Significantly different from IPD-Mar-14 at P<0·01.
Significantly different from IPD-Mar-14 at P<0·05.
Only 129 mother–child pairs (47 %) of the original 272-pair cohort were seen, with loss to follow-up in part due to displacements and communal crises.
Significantly different from home visit post-MNCHW-Dec-13 at P<0·01.