Diet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs

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dc.creatorNguyen, Phuong Hong
dc.creatorNeupane, Sumanta
dc.creatorPant, Anjali
dc.creatorAvula, Rasmi
dc.creatorHerforth, Anna
dc.date2024-09
dc.date2024-07-31T14:54:34Z
dc.date2024-07-31T14:54:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:23:36Z
dc.descriptionBackground: Limited evidence exists on determinants of maternal and child diet quality. Objectives: This study examined the role of Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) and nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) programs on maternal and child diet quality. Methods: Data were from cross-sectional phone survey on 6,627 Indian mothers that took place in late 2021. The Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) was used to measure maternal and child diet quality, including minimum dietary diversity (MDD), dietary diversity scores (DDS), non-communicable disease (NCD)-Protect and NCD-Risk, adherence to dietary guidelines (All-5 and India-All-6), and unhealthy child feeding. Multivariate regression models were used to explore the association between diet indicators and coverage of SBCC and NSSP programs. Results: Maternal and child diet quality was suboptimal, with more mothers (57%) achieving MDD than children (23%). SBCC was positively associated with healthy food consumption in children (Odds Ratio, OR=2.14 for MDD, β=0.60 for DDS and 0.54 for NCD-Protect), and mothers (β=0.38 for DDS and 0.43 for NCD-Protect). Cash transfers were associated with healthier diets in mothers (OR=1.45 for MDD, 1.86 for All-5, and 2.14 for India-All-6, β=0.43 for DDS and 0.26 for NCD-Protect), but less associations for children (β=0.14 for NCD-Protect). Receiving food was associated with healthier diets in mothers (OR 1.47 for MDD, β= 0.27 for DDS and 0.33 for NCD-Protect) and children (β=0.19 for DDS and 0.15 for NCD-Protect), but also with unhealthy food in children (OR=1.34). Exposure to multiple programs showed stronger associations with diet quality. Conclusion: SBCC had greater positive impact on child feeding than food and cash transfers, while cash had a stronger association with improved maternal diets. Food and cash are also associated with unhealthy food consumption. Our study underscores the importance of interventions that combine education, resource provision, and targeted support to promote maternal and child diet quality.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103031
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102728
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNguyen, Phuong; Neupane, Sumanta S.; Pant, Anjali; Avula, Rasmi; and Herforth, Anna. 2024. Diet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs. Journal of Nutrition 154(9): 2784-2794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.07.026
dc.subjectdiet quality
dc.subjectmaternal and child health
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleDiet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs
dc.typeJournal Article

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