Barbara Scelsa
Fetal Neurology: From Prenatal Counseling to Postnatal Follow-Up
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
study used choosing together chat deliberative engagement tool prioritise nutrition interventions understand reasons intervention choices rural community northern ghana study took exploratory crosssectional design used mixed method approach collect data december 2020 february 2021 eleven nutrition interventions identified policy reviews interaction different stakeholders focus group discussions community members interventions costed modified chat toola boardlike game interventions represented colour coded pies cost interventions represented sticker holes supported trained facilitators six community groups used tool prioritise interventions discussions audiorecoded transcribed thematically analysed participants prioritised nutritionsensitive nutritionspecific interventions reflecting extent poverty study districts direct immediate benefits derived nutritionspecific interventions prioritised interventions involved livelihood empowerment would create enabling environment allyearround agricultural output leading improved food security income farmers another nutritionsensitive educationrelated priority intervention male involvement food nutrition practices heads household main decision makers men believed position optimise maternal child nutrition prioritised nutritionspecific intervention micronutrient supplementation despite low literacy participants able use chat materials work collectively prioritize interventions conclusion feasible modify use chat tool public deliberations prioritize nutrition interventions rural settings low levels literacy communities prioritised nutritionsensitive nutritionspecific interventions attending community derived nutrition priorities may improve relevance effectiveness nutrition health policy since priorities reflect context policy implemented