Integrate caregiver-led child nutrition monitoring with other health services to increase sustainability¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The article recommends embedding Family MUAC with two-way SMS into existing health service touchpoints so caregivers already visiting facilities can be enrolled and followed up efficiently. Healthcare workers "suggested that integrating Family MUAC supported by two-way SMS with other health services would lead to greater sustainability," for example enrolling women attending PMTCT services. This positions the intervention within routine care rather than as a standalone program.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Health facilities with existing maternal and child health service contacts through which caregivers can be enrolled

Constraints¶

• The article reports this as healthcare worker perception and recommendation, not as a tested effect

Target Learners¶

• Caregivers of children aged 5–12 months in western Kenya

Target Learning Goals¶

• Sustained caregiver skill in measuring and reporting child mid-upper arm circumference

Related Strategies¶

• Embed new solutions into existing operations and procedures to sustain and scale them
• Provide universal well-baby screening and home-visit services regardless of income, following Victoria, Australia's model

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Choo Esther M., Lara-Arevalo Jonathan, Achieng Catherine, Odhiambo Merceline, Okello Maurine Anyango, Masheti Mary, Tickell Kirkby D., Diakhate Mame M., Singa Benson O., McGrath Christine J., Means Arianna Rubin. (2026). Acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, uptake and cost perceptions of family mid-upper arm circumference supported by two-way SMS in western Kenya. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0358775