Food Hygiene: Multi-Sector Policy Analysis and Dissemination of Findings at Country Level. Om Prasad Gautam, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
After the completion of the food hygiene intervention trial in Nepal, four major activities were performed between September and December 2013. This blog gives an update on these activities, the: i) multi-sector policy analysis, ii) trial outcomes measurement, iii) trial compliance measurement and iv) dissemination of findings at national level.
I. Multi-sector policy analysis:
To explore how a food hygiene intervention might be integrated into sector strategies and programmes for nutrition, health, WASH, food technology & quality control in Nepal, I reviewed various government sector policies, strategies, and programme guidelines.
II. Measurement of trial outcomes:
The trial outcomes were only measured 45 days after completion of the intervention. The food hygiene behaviours of mothers (with a child aged 6-59months) were observed, and food, milk and water samples were tested to assess the level of contamination (microbes). Period prevalence of diarrhoea among young children (6-59months) was recorded from both the “intervention” and “control” arms.
III. Trial compliance measurement:
To ascertain whether or not the intervention reached the intended target groups and to assess the exposure and reach of the intervention, the compliance measurement was done in both the intervention and control arms.
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