Malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Five weekly group sessions and booster session given by trained village peer educators to mothers and their children using a Manual for Responsive Feeding. Mothers observe a demonstration and then pra
Sponsors
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research (Bangladesh)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Living in three unions in Jaldhaka, in the north of Bangladesh 2. Mothers and their children 8 to 20 months of age 3. Must have started complementary food
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children too ill or disabled to feed themselves.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mother responsive feeding 2. Child weight, self-feeding, and number of mouthfuls eaten The time points for measurements are as follows: baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 4 months post intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Foods fed and messages recalled 2. Possibly other maternal feeding behaviours such as non-responsive encouragement and speech The time points for measurements are as follows: baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 4 months post intervention. | — |
Countries
Bangladesh
Outcome results
None listed