A Prepandemic Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection Program Has Sustained Benefits for Food Security and Diet Diversity in Myanmar during a Severe Economic Crisis

One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity. In response, a large-scale nutrition-sensitive social protection program was implemented over 2016–2019. In 2020, however, Myanmar’s economy was hit hard by the...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition 2023-04, Vol.153 (4), p.1052-1062
Main Authors: Maffioli, Elisa M., Headey, Derek, Lambrecht, Isabel, Oo, Than Zaw, Zaw, Nicholus Tint
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cash transfers
Child, Preschool
Children
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID19
Diet
Economic analysis
Economic crisis
Economic Recession
Economics
Female
Food consumption
food insecurity
Food Security
Food Supply
Households
Humans
Income
Malnutrition
Myanmar
Nutrition
Pandemics
Pregnancy
Preschool children
Regression analysis
social and behavioral change communication
Social interactions
Social protection
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Summary:One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity. In response, a large-scale nutrition-sensitive social protection program was implemented over 2016–2019. In 2020, however, Myanmar’s economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and harder still by a military takeover in 2021. The objective of this study was to examine whether former beneficiaries of this program experienced better food security, food consumption, and diet diversity outcomes in the wake of major economic shocks. In a previous cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted over 2016–2019, pregnant women and their children aged
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100
DOI:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.02.009