Research

FUSAM Project – Mother-Child Interactions

Analysis of mother-child interactions for children affected with severe acute malnutrition vs health children.

Publication date

1st May 2018

Author(s)

Karine Le Roch, Isabelle Rampa, Gobinda Koirala, Shoyata Shrestha, Fahmida Tofail, Cecile Bizouerne

Funded by

Elrha, Wellcome trust, UKaid, Path

This presentation was made at the 2018 World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) Conference in Rome. It summarises an analysis of mother to child interactions when comparing children with severe acute malnutrition to health children, as part of the FUSAM project. The presentation covers the study design and outlines the tools used to analyse the interactions in mother/child pairs, before presenting the results of the comparison.