Identifying acceptability and price points for purchasing micronutrient powders for children 2 to 5 years old in Nepal

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• Alternative Title:
  Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
• Personal Author:
  Gunnala, Rajni ; Perrine, Cria G ; Subedi, Giriraj ; Mebrahtu, Saba ; Dahal, Pradiumna ; Jefferds, Maria Elena
• Description:
  Background and Objective
  
  Little is known about purchasing micronutrient powders (MNP) for children 2–5 years. We describe acceptability for purchasing and price points for MNP for children 2–5 years among caregivers living in districts where free MNP are distributed for children 6–23 months.
  
  Methods and Study Design
  
  Cross-sectional surveys conducted 3 months after MNP program implementation in 2 districts; 15 months after implementation in 2 different districts. Chi square tests and logistic regression describe associations among socio-demographics and program exposure factors and acceptability of purchasing MNP among 1,261 mothers of children 6–23 months who had heard of MNP.
  
  Results
  
  Overall, 77.5% and 86.1% of mothers reported acceptability for purchasing MNP in the 3 and 15 month surveys, respectively. Positive pricing attitude (PPA) about paying 150 Nepali rupees for 60 sachets of MNP was reported by 66.3% and 73.4% of mothers. Acceptability for purchasing MNP in both time periods increased with higher wealth quintile and higher maternal education; PPA increased with higher maternal education. Controlling for socio-demographics, program exposure factors associated with acceptability for purchasing MNP included: lack of perceived barriers to MNP intake and health worker counselling (3 month surveys); knowledge of benefits of MNP intake and lack of perceived barriers to MNP intake (15 month surveys).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Mothers reported acceptability for purchasing MNP and PPA for older children in Nepal. Differences in acceptability were found across socio-demographics and program exposures. Use of these results and further exploration into actual purchasing behaviour can inform future MNP distribution methods in Nepal.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Caregivers Child, Preschool Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Community Health Services Consumer Behavior Costs And Cost Analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Educational Status Food, Fortified Humans Micronutrients Minerals Nepal Powders Socioeconomic Factors Vitamins

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• Keywords:
  Acceptability To Purchase Iron Micronutrient Powders Price Points
• Source:
  Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 26(1):110-117
• Pubmed ID:
  28049270
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5486988
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:22bc241e0904f430351d47ff5e69ee9a79c5ff792c45ad8c12353839ddb467f5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46447/cdc_46447_DS1.pdf
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