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Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women

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Title Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women
 
Creator Girard, Amy W.
Grant, F.
Watkinson, M.
Okuku, H.S.
Wanjala, R.
Cole, D.
Levin, C.
Low, Jan W.
 
Subject sweet potatoes
retinol
agriculture
women
nutrition
gender
 
Description Background: Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) improves vitamin A (VA) status of young children; research with pregnant and lactating women is limited. Objective: We examined the effectiveness of the Mama SASHA (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) program to improve nutrition knowledge, diets, and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) in Western Kenya. Methods: Eight health facilities were allocated to the Mama SASHA intervention or comparison arms. PLW in intervention facilities received enhanced nutrition counseling at health clinics, were linked with community-based maternal support groups, and received vouchers for OFSP vine cuttings. Control PLW received clinic-based nutrition counseling only. A total of 505 women in early and midpregnancy, attending their first antenatal care visit, and with no previous engagement in project activities were enrolled from the 8 facilities. Nutrition and health-seeking knowledge, food security, dietary patterns, and anthropometric measurements were collected at 4 time points at =9 mo postpartum. VA intakes were assessed with multipass 24-h recalls in a subsample of 206 mothers at 8–10 mo postpartum. VA status was assessed by using serum retinol-binding protein (RBP). Impacts were estimated with multilevel mixed models adjusted for clustering and differences at enrollment. Results: At enrollment, 22.9% of women had RBP
 
Date 2017-05
2018-04-13T17:00:44Z
2018-04-13T17:00:44Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Girard, A.W.; Grant, F.; Watkinson, M.; Okuku, H.S.; Wanjala, R.; Cole, D.; Levin, C.; Low, J.W. 2017. Promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato increased Vitamin A intakes and reduced the odds of low retinol-binding protein among postpartum Kenyan women. The Journal of Nutrition. (USA). ISSN 0022-3166. 147(5):955-963.
0022-3166
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92076
https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.236406
http://doi.org/10.21223/P3/XAW0XY
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 955-963
 
Publisher American Society for Nutrition
 
Source Journal of Nutrition