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NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
Dr.D.A.Gunawardane
MSc Community Medicine Group
2011
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Nutrition Care Process
1. Nutrition Assessment
2. Nutrition Diagnosis
3. Nutrition Intervention
4. Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation.
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ADA. international Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual; 2011.

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Nutrition Intervention
• is defined as purposefully planned actions
intended to positively change a nutrition-
related behavior, environmental condition, or
aspect of health status for an individual, target
group, or the community at large.
• It consists of two components: planning and
implementation.
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ADA. international Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual; 2011.

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NUTRITIONAL
INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH
INTERGRATED
NURTITIONAL PACKAGE
OTHER
NONHEALTH
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INTERGRATED NURTITIONAL PACKAGE
• A special nutrition intervention
programme, with inter- sectoral
collaboration, using life cycle
approach.(Currently only in 6
districts )
• The goal & objective of this package
aiming to reduce the prevalence of
low birth weight using the life cycle
approach
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Implementation of integrated nutrition package
Circular letter no - 02.85/2010

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Key Strategy- Life cycle approach
Pre-
pregnant
Women
Pregnant
Women
Lactating
Mother
Infant &
Young Child
Pre school
child
Adolescent
Girl
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Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme (NRP)
• Is a component of INP
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NRP
SAM
Severe Acute
Malnutrition
Ready to Use Therapeutic
Food(BP 100/Plumpy
nut)
MAM
Moderate Acute
Malnutrition
Corn Soya Blend or
UNIMIX
High energy biscuits

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Opportunities
Pre-
pregnant
Women
Pregnant
Women
Lactating
Mother
Infant &
Young Child
Pre school
child
Adolescent
Girl
Through
• Home visits
• Clinics
Through
• Home visits
• School MI
Through
• Home visits
• Preschool MI
• CWC
Through
• Home visits
• Clinics
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PRE PREGNANCY CARE
• Registration of eligible couples early
• Nutritional status assessment and
management (anaemia & wasting)
• Health screening
(DM,HT,BA,HEART DIS.)
• Folic acid supplementation
(400mcg/day)(?5mg)
• Family planning if necessary
• Rubella immunization 9

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Care of Pregnant mother
• Early registration
• Domicilliary & clinic based care
• Nutritional assessment (BMI & Hb)
• Monitoring pregnancy weight gain
• Iron, folate, Vit C , calcium lactate
supplimentation
• De-worm treatment after first trimester
• Thiposha /corn soya blend(CSB) suppliments
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Pregnancy WEIGHT GAIN
BMI CATOGARY Expected weight
gain (Kg)
<18.5kg/m2 12.5 - 18
18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2 11.5 - 16
25 – 29.9 kg/m2 7.0 – 11.5
≥30 kg/m2 < 6.8
Nutrition month guidelines 2008

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Micronutrient supplementation for
pregnant mother
After 12 wks of POA
• Iron/folate – 01 tab
(60 mg elemental iron & 400 mcg folic acid )
• Vit C – 01 tab ( 50/100mg)
• Calcium lactate – 01 tab (300mg)
• One tablet of Mebendazole ( 500 mg )
Single dose
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Care of lactating mother
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• Vit A Mega dose
• Educate on diet
 Extra servings of starch based foods at each meal
 Consume extra piece of fish/egg/dried fish,extra servings of
pulses, vegetables and green leaves daily
• Postpartum visits
 Screening for comlications
 Nutrition education
 Support for breast feeding
• Provision of micronutrients (iron ,Vit C, & Ca)
for lactating mothers – 6/12
• Promote family planning to space pregnancy

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Infant & young children
• Code for breast feeding
• Baby friendly hospital initiative
• Lactation management centers
• Exclusive breast feeding for completion of 6
months & continue up to 2 years
• Complimentary feeding programs
• Growth monitoring & promotion
• Vit A mega dose , Thriposha/CSB, immunization
• ECCD
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Growth monitoring & Promotion
Age group Weighing Measuring length
Birth to 2 years Once a month At 4,9,18,24 months
If any problem once in
two months
2-5 years If growing
well
Once in 3
months
Every 6 months
If any
problem
Once a month Every 3 months
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Growth monitoring – consist of measuring, recording and
interpreting an individual’s growth over a period of time
Promotion – providing interventions to maintain and optimize the
growth of normal children and preventing at risk children becoming
malnourished

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Pre school children
• Growth monitoring & promotion
• ECCD
• Thriposha,CSB
• Food demonstrations
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Thriposha Intervention Programme
• Thriposha program was initiated in 1973 by the Ministry of
Health, with the assistance of CARE, to combat the high
incidence of child malnutrition (protein-energy
malnutrition), low birth weight, and micronutrient
deficiencies of iron and vitamin A in key biological groups in
Sri Lanka.
• produces around 1.5 million packets of Thriposha every
month and they are distributed among around 750,000
pregnant women, breast feeding mothers, and underweight
children.
• For the current production amount which is only 60 % of the
requirement, about 10,000 tonnes of maize and 8,000 tonnes
of soya beans are required annually as ingredients.
• Sri Lanka government spends around Rs. 1.25 billion per year
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Thriposha Intervention Programme
Target group
1. All pregnant (antenatal) mothers throughout their
pregnancy.
2. All lactating (postnatal) mothers for a period of six
months after delivery.
3. Children above 6 months of age to 5 years who are
• Underweight
• Loss of weight for 3 consecutive months
• Hospitalized children who fall into above categories.
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Ingredients present in Thriposha
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Ingredients %
Maize 66
Soya 30
Full cream milk powder 3
Vitamin premix o.1
Mineral premix 0.9
Report on Evaluation of Thriposha Food Supplementation
Programme 2008 Submitted by Department of Applied
Nutrition Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 28 August 2008

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Ingredients present in Thriposha
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Report on Evaluation of Thriposha Food Supplementation Programme 2008 Submitted by
Department of Applied Nutrition Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 28 August 2008

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Supplementation of Thriposha
Age Triposha
Tbs
Sugar Oil/Coconut
Tsp /Tbs
Kcal
Child 6-9 mons 3 With breast
milk
01 Oil Tsp 200
Child 10-12 mons 3 1 Tsp 01 Oil Tbp 250
Child 1-5 yrs 3 1 Tbs 01 Co.nut Tbs 300
Pregnant Women 3 1 Tbs 02 Coconut
Tbs
350
Lactating Mothers 3 1 Tbs 02 Coconut
Tbs
350
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Thriposha is a cooked ready to eat supplementary food
50 g = 150 kcal
Intergrated nurtitional package manual 2010

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Supplements for school children
In Grade 7 & 10, all
children
(2009 all children
from grade 6 above )
01 tab of Mebendazole(500mg)-at the on set
01 tab of Ironfolate/Ferrous Sulfate + 01 tab of Vit C
- once a week for 24 weeks
- during school holidays the tablet should be
given to the child with instruction
Children who are
clinically anaemic
01 tab of Mebendazole(500mg)-at the on set
02 tabs of Ironfolate/Ferrous Sulfate + 01 tab of Vit C
- for 1 month or till their Hb% levels normal
After that same treatment for another 2 months to
replenish the iron stores
All children in 1,4,7,10 Vit A mega dose(100 000)
All children in 1,4
All children (<200)
01 tab Mebendazole
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Issues in Thriposha Programme
1. Sharing - the supplement may be consumed by the entire
family rather than the target beneficiary;
2. Substitution - when the supplement is given for the under-
five child, the mother may reduce the child's regular
food, resulting in no increase in nutrient intake;
3. Distortion of growth monitoring - since Thriposha eligibility
is linked to recording of the child as under weight on the
growth card, weights may not be recorded accurately;
4. Dependency - the free distribution of the food may reinforce
a dependent attitude on the part of the recipient;
5. Sustainability - the production of Thriposha is dependent on
supply o f raw materials and imported commodities (Milk
powder) and they are quite expensive.
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School children & adolescents
• School medical inspection
• Immunization
• Ferrous folic acid supplementation
• Growth monitoring
• Dental care
• Hygiene promotion
• School health clubs
• School feeding programmes
(milk,mid-day meal)
• Canteen policy
• School exercise programme
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Growth monitoring of adolescents
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School health clubs
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Hygiene promotion
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Vitamin A Megadose Supplementation
Revised Schedule
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Vitamin A Megadose Supplementation Revised Schedule
Circular no 01-05/2009

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Corn Soya Blend or UNIMIX
• A supplementary food
• Admission criteria
children aged 6 months – 5 years with Moderate Acute Malnutrition
(MAM)(weight for height/length less between -2SD to -3 SD) in districts
with INP
• If child is having wt/ht less than – 3SD
Therapeutic feeding Programme of the Nutrition Rehabilitation
Programme – Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (BP 100/Plumpy nut)
• Discharge criteria-
1. when child reach above – 1 SD for WT/HT and remain so at two
consecutive Programme distributions
2. Not improved even after 3 months – refer to paediatrician
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• Mix with some drinking water to make a paste
• Bring the boil for 10 minutes ( no more – no less) and serve
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Corn Soya Blend or UNIMIX
how to use
UNIMIX/CSB 3 full tablespoons
Water 1 cup
Sugar 1 table spoon ( after 9/12)
Oil /margarine/butter or 1 table spoon
Coconut 3 tablespoons
50 g daily provide 150-190 kcal/day
1500g per month per child

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• Not focused on targeting
group (not using the
admission criteria properly)
• Not adhere to the discharge
criteria
• Problems in growth
monitoring – because use of
WT/HT instead of WT/AGE
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Issues in CSB Programme

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Multiple Micronutrients (Sprinkles)
• Home based fortification
• Target
All infants & young children between 6 to 24 months
• Exclude
Children completing 24 months to be excluded
• Dose
15 sachets to be consumed within 30 days(EOD/DAILY)
• Duration
For a period of 4 consecutive months (120days) for each
child from the date of commencement
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Multiple Micronutrients (Sprinkles)
Micronutrient Amount
Iron 12.5 mg
Zinc 5 mg Zn & Iron deficiency
generally co -exist
Folic Acid 160 µg
Vitamin A 300 µg RE Children continue to get
Vit A mega dose
Vitamin C 30 mg Enhance iron absorption
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(Nutritional Anemia Formulation)

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Multiple Micronutrients - Administration
• Whole sachet should be added to half a cup of semi
solid or solid food – one per day
• Mixed well and fed to the child within 30 min
because the vitamins and minerals in the Sprinkles
will cause the food to noticeably darken.
• Should be never mixed with water or any other fluids
as it is not water soluble
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Issues in Multiple Micronutrients (Sprinkles)
• Poor compliance
• Poor knowledge on method of use
• Discouraged by hospital setup
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