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Nutrition Education Through Digital Platforms: Assessing Impact on Child Feeding Practices in Wau

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| Published March 01, 2026

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of nutrition education delivered through digital platforms on infant and young child feeding practices in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal. The research evaluates whether multimedia content delivered via smartphones and community viewing sessions can effectively change caregiver behaviors and improve child nutrition outcomes in a low-literacy population.

Methodology

A cluster-randomized controlled trial was implemented across 24 villages, with 12 receiving the digital nutrition intervention and 12 serving as controls. The intervention included weekly video content on exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and dietary diversity delivered through community health workers equipped with tablets and solar projectors.

Key Findings

Intervention villages showed: 41% improvement in exclusive breastfeeding rates (from 52% to 73%); 38% increase in minimum dietary diversity for children 6-23 months; 29% reduction in childhood stunting over the 18-month study period. Qualitative findings revealed high acceptability of video content, particularly among younger mothers who shared content via WhatsApp.

References

1. UNICEF (2023). Nutrition Programming in South Sudan. 2. Global Nutrition Report (2023). 3. WFP (2024). Digital Nutrition Education Toolkit.

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