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Effect of nutritional counselling of mothers on the feeding practices of their infants

Effect of nutritional counselling of mothers on the complementary feeding practices of their infants in an urban resettlement colony of Shahdara district: a quasi-experimental study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/069571
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-06-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nutritional counselling of mothers: Two rounds of group Counselling of mothers enrolled in anganwadis, in adherence to the Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices regarding complement

Sponsors

University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Mother and child dyads where the child aged 3-5 months is enrolled in Anganwadi. 2.Resident of Nand Nagri for at least past 6 months, not planning to shift for at least the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Mothers who have already started complementary feeding this child. 2. Children with any congenital anomaly and/or feeding difficulty. Mothers with significant language barrier making counselling difficult.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To assess the effect of nutritional counselling on quality and quantity of complementary feeding of infants using minimum diet diversity (MDD), minimum meal frequency (MMF) and minimum acceptable diet (MAD) by comparing the intervention group with the control group. 2.To assess the effect of nutritional counselling on the consumption of unhealthy foods and sweetened beverages. Timepoint: When the children attain 9 months of age—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the difference (if any) in adoption of various responsive feeding methods as a result of nutritional counselling between the two groups.Timepoint: When the children attain 9 months of age.;To assess the difference (if any) in the time of initiation of complementary feeding in the intervention and control groups of the study as a result of nutritional counselling.Timepoint: When the children attain 9 months of age.;To study the association of socio-demographic profile of the mother and the family with the complementary feeding practicesTimepoint: Towards the end of the study—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR PRAGTI CHHABRA

University College of Medical Sciences

pragschhabra@gmail.com9811687966

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026