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Process Evaluation of Community-Based Nutrition Service for Under 2 Years Children in Degadamot District Using
Teshome Demis Nimani1, Enyew Muluneh2, Geta Asrade2
1Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Insights
The Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) program in Ethiopia shows a 62.68% implementation rate, indicating fair progress. Improvements are needed in resources and provider compliance to reduce child malnutrition.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Nutrition Science
- Global Health
Background:
- Malnutrition significantly impacts Ethiopian children under 5, causing 45% of morbidities, particularly in rural areas.
- Ethiopia's Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) program aims to improve child nutrition, yet malnutrition persists.
- The implementation status of the CBN program in Ethiopia remained unevaluated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the implementation status of the Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) program for children under two years old.
- To assess resource availability and service provider compliance within the CBN program in Degadamot district health posts, Ethiopia.
Main Methods:
- A facility-based, single-case qualitative evaluation study was conducted from March 28 to April 28, 2023.
- The evaluation utilized multiple data sources, with qualitative data analyzed thematically using OPEN CODE software.
- Program implementation was determined using predetermined judgmental criteria.
Main Results:
- The overall Community-Based Nutrition (CBN) program implementation in Degadamot district was rated as 'fair', achieving 62.68% completion.
- Resource availability scored 71.36%, while service provider compliance was lower at 54.0%.
Conclusions:
- The CBN program implementation in Degadamot district health posts is deemed 'fair'.
- Recommendations include enhancing training for Health Extension Workers (HEWs) and Health Development Army (HDA) members, improving nutritional supply distribution, and ensuring regular support and follow-up for Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) activities.
Abstract:
Malnutrition accounts for 45% of under-5 child morbidities in Ethiopia and is a more common issue in rural communities. In that regard, Ethiopia has implemented a CBN program at the community level to improve the nutrition status of children. Despite this, malnutrition still causes a significant rate of child morbidity and mortality. The implementation status of the CBN program is unknown. Thus, this evaluation aimed to evaluate the children under 2 years in Degadamot district health posts in northwest Ethiopia. A facility-based single-case study design with qualitative-method evaluation was employed from March 28 to April 28, 2023. The evaluation focused on the availability and compliance with multiple data sources. The qualitative data were transcribed, translated, and analyzed using thematic analysis with OPEN CODE version 4.02 software. Finally, the overall program implementation was determined based on predetermined judgmental criteria. According to the predetermined judgment parameter, the overall CBN program implementation level was 62.68%, measured by the availability of resources (71.36%) and compliance of service providers (54.0%). The overall community-based nutrition program implementation in the Degadamot district health post with 2 evaluation dimensions was judged as fair based on the presetting criteria. It is better to improve the service through training HEW and HDA, distributing nutritional supplies, providing regular support, and following up with HEWs for GMP performance in the Degadamot district.
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