Promoting Child Survival in Honduras: Factors for Program Sustainability

Abstract

Child mortality has been a problem in developing countries for many years. This article summarizes the factors that were identified as contributing to the sustainability of a community‐based growth‐monitoring program for the prevention of child mortality in Honduras. The program used community volunteers to measure children's growth from birth until they reached two years of age. Honduras received support from the USAID to implement the program. The authors conducted an evaluation of the program that included responses from 32 health care workers, 45 weight monitors, 96 participating mothers and 32 non‐participating mothers. Individual, community, environmental and institutional factors that contribute to the sustainability of the program are summarized. The implications for program replication are discussed.

Citation

Balcazar, F. and Suarez‐Balcazar, Y. (2009), "Promoting Child Survival in Honduras: Factors for Program Sustainability", International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 17-28. https://doi.org/10.5042/ijmhsc.2010.0049