Early child development, maternal health, child nutrition Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The population of 10000 people per cluster was needed to get the required sample size. The average population per block in each block is almost 5-6 thousand. Hence 2 blocks were combined together to m
b) infant nurturing and child brain development
c) infection control e.g. food hygiene and hand washing
d) behaviour activation for maternal depression
and e) identify and refer for clinical care
Control arm
Community-based care providers will visit each registered mother-child pair on a quarterly basis. On each quart
Sponsors
Grand Challenges Canada
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 6 weeks or less 2. Children resident of respective refugee camp
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children of more than 6 weeks 2. Child known to have congenital abnormality, history of delayed cry or seizures, cretinism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in two or more than two child development delays, measured by ASQ-3 questionnaire by a trained external assessor at endline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at endline by a trained external assessor: 1. Maternal depression measured by PHQ-9 questionnaire 2. Height-weight for stunting measured using infantometer and infant weight machine | — |
Countries
Bangladesh
Contacts
Public ContactNida;Nida Khan;Khan
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Outcome results
None listed