Original Article
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies is a major public health challenge among women and children in Kaduna State. The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) December 2025 campaign integrated multiple nutrition interventions delivered through Primary Healthcare Facilities to improve service coverage across Kaduna State. This study evaluated the coverage and implementation performance of these activities.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional programme evaluation was conducted using validated routinely administrative data from December 2025 MNCHW intervention across all 23 Local Government Areas of the State. Validated Programme data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, coverage estimates, Pearson’s chi-square test and 95% confidence intervals to compare programme performance.
Results: Vitamin A supplementation reached 1,525,798 children, achieving 80.0% coverage, while 1,512,528 children received MUAC screening (79.0%). Coverage of maternal nutrition interventions was considerably lower: Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation reached 65,267 pregnant women (12.0%), Iron–Folic Acid supplementation reached 80,841 (15.0%), and Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy reached 56,016 (11.0%). Deworming services covered 319,631 eligible children (19.0%). Child-focused interventions performed significantly better than maternal interventions (χ² = 6.00, p = 0.014). Performance also varied across LGAs, with Zaria, Giwa, Kachia, Kajuru, and Kagarko recording the highest overall coverage.
Conclusion: The MNCHW campaign was effective in delivering child nutrition intervention but achieved low coverage for maternal nutrition services and deworming. Strengthening integrating nutrition services into routine antenatal care, commodity availability, improving supportive supervision, and community mobilization are essential to improved coverage of integrated micronutrient interventions through Primary Healthcare Platforms.
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