Abstract
In Côte d'Ivoire, to combat community malnutrition, the country has opted for the Learning and Nutritional Rehabilitation Center (FARN). Before establishing these centers, a pilot phase was initiated in the Korhogo Health District. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of this intervention in the community. This was a retrospective and prospective cross-sectional study that targeted children aged 6 to 59 months and their mothers. The variables studied were the prevalence of acute malnutrition, the nutritional status of discharged children cared in the community, and the change in mothers' behavior. The results show a significant reduction in the prevalence of malnutrition among 6- to 59-month-old children from 9.7% to 6.2%, a cure rate of 89.1% for children discharged and a consolidation rate of a good nutritional status at 85.4% at 3 months in these same children. Among mothers benefiting from FARN, there was a change in behavior favorable to good nutritional practices compared to non-beneficiary mothers. In view of these results, FARNs prove to be an effective approach to fighting malnutrition in Côte d'Ivoire. Extending this approach to the entire national territory is therefore essential.
Highlights
IntroductionCôte d'Ivoire is confronted with the problem of malnutrition
Like many developing countries, Côte d'Ivoire is confronted with the problem of malnutrition
A response plan was initiated and allowed the implementation of programs to combat malnutrition. This was about the establishment of units for the management of malnutrition in health facilities, such as the Nutritional Therapeutic Units (UNT), the Ambulatory Therapeutic Nutritional Units (UNTA), the Nutrition Centers Supplements (CNS), and in the long term to strengthen the prevention of malnutrition
Summary
Côte d'Ivoire is confronted with the problem of malnutrition. After five years of implementation of this response and the functioning of these structures, the malnutrition rate has fallen sharply between 4.7% and 7.7% in these regions [2] Despite this considerable drop in the malnutrition rate, the situation is still worrying in these areas, as access to health facilities is still problematic; all of which can help to destroy the efforts already made and slow down the evolution of the fight against this disease if a new strategy is not found. It is in this view that the country has embarked on a vision of combating malnutrition in communities with the involvement of communities
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