Publications by authors named "Caroline Abla"
Objectives: This study aimed to examine individual barriers and supports to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and identify potential policy and programmatic interventions in Oman, where less than a quarter of Omani infants under six months are exclusively breastfed.
Methods: A cross-sectional barrier analysis (BA) was carried out among a purposive sample of Omani women who were selected and interviewed by trained enumerators in health clinics in various parts of the country. A BA tool, adapted for the Omani context, covered 12 common determinants of behaviour adoption using open-ended questions regarding participants' perceptions about EBF including positive and negative consequences, self-efficacy and social norms.
Background: Global acute malnutrition (GAM) is the sum of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The use of different foods and protocols for MAM and SAM treatment can be cumbersome in emergency settings.
Objective: Our objective was to determine the recovery and coverage rates for GAM of an integrated protocol with a single food product, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), compared with standard management.
Article Synopsis
- There is a need to strengthen the skills and clarity for emergency nutritionists, leading to the development of a technical competency framework specific to nutrition in emergencies.
- The framework was created through a review of existing models, expert interviews, and feedback, identifying 20 competency areas with 161 behavioral indicators tailored to different levels of seniority.
- The framework aims to set standards in emergency nutrition while encouraging ongoing research to validate and improve its applicability and effectiveness in the field.