Share research - The Gambia

Promoting hygienic weaning food handling practices through a community based programme: intervention implementation and baseline characteristics for a cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Gambia

shareadmin — Fri, 31 May 2019 13:37:48 +0000

This study, published in BMJ Open by Manjang et al. (2018), describes a clustered randomised control trial of an intervention intended to improve levels of contamination of weaning foods in rural Gambia. Such contamination is a cause of diarrhoea in children under 5 years, but public health interventions to combat this are rare in low-income and middle-income countries. For this work, lessons were taken from previous SHARE funded work carried out by Omprasad Gautam in Nepal; which involved the implementation of a community-based weaning food hygiene programme. The paper describes the design and implementation of an adapted programme; which successfully involved and engaged all levels of community in the study villages.

Download (451.11 KB) Weaning Food Hygiene - The Gambia Marni Brennan The Gambia

Behaviour Change for WASH: Policy Brief

shareadmin — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:35:12 +0000

Since 2010, the SHARE Consortium has prioritised behaviour change in WASH interventions, championing the importance of identifying novel and creative approaches to changing behaviours across many countries. This policy brief documents SHARE’s contribution to understanding behaviour change and associated health impacts. It provides recommendations for researchers and intervention implementers, policy makers and funders.

Download (473.23 KB) Choose Soap Integrating WASH and Food Hygiene in Malawi Mikono Safi Safe Start San-Dem SuperAmma Weaning Food Hygiene - Bangladesh Weaning Food Hygiene - Mali Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Weaning Food Hygiene - The Gambia Sophie Durrans Bangladesh India Kenya Malawi Mali Nepal Tanzania The Gambia Zambia

Complementary Food Hygiene - An Overlooked Opportunity in the WASH, Nutrition and Health Sectors

shareadmin — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This policy brief highlights the often overlooked opportunity that addressing complementary food hygiene offers the WASH, nutrition and health sectors for improving health outcomes. It outlines SHARE's contribution to narrowing the evidence gap concerning the relationship between food hygiene and child health, indicates opportunities for future research, and offers insights that could influence policy and improve programming in the WASH, nutrition and health sectors globally.

Download (284.82 KB) Weaning Food Hygiene - Bangladesh Weaning Food Hygiene - Mali Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Weaning Food Hygiene - The Gambia Joanna Esteves Mills Om Prasad Gautam Bangladesh Mali Nepal The Gambia