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Effectiveness of the communication program on compliance in a weekly multimicronutrient supplementation program in
Ursula Gross1, Marita Mamani Diaz, Claudia Valle
1Agencia Internacional de Seguridad Alimentaria (AISA), Lima, Peru. ulragross@aol.com
Background:
Compliance with daily micronutrient supplementation is usually poor and the question arises whether compliance with a weekly regimen would be better.
Objectives:
The inputs (messages and channels), output (increase of knowledge), and outcome (behavior changes) ofa communication campaign in a micronutrient supplementation program for women and adolescent girls 12 through 44 years of age and children under 5 years of age (primary audience) were analyzed.
Methods:
The communication program addressed not only the primary, but also the secondary (facilitators) and tertiary audiences. Formative research and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the communication campaign.
Results:
Nearly all women and adolescent girls (89%) and children (91%) took at least 75% of the supplements over the 3-month period. The incidence rates of reported negative side effects of supplementation in children and in women and adolescent girls were less than 10%. Knowledge of micronutrient nutrition among facilitators of all ages and education levels increased significantly (p <.001).
Conclusion:
. A thoroughly planned and implemented nutrition communication program can secure high compliance of the beneficiaries of micronutrient supplementation programs. The necessary supplies should be available at least 3 months before program implementation. With an adequate communication program, supplementation programs can be used to foster food-based approaches for the target audience.
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