Research

FUSAM Project – An Evaluation

Psychosocial support and maternal mental health: an evaluation from FUSAM project.

Publication date

1st February 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 IMNHC Conference in Nepal. It summarises the evaluation of psychosocial support for mothers and their severely acutely malnourished children in Nepal, and its effects on maternal mental health, as part of the FUSAM project. The presentation covers the study design and outlines the nature of support given, presents baseline characteristics, and the influence of the intervention on maternal depression and self-esteem.