Effectiveness of complementary feeding promotion using agriculture extension workers

Effectiveness of a complementary feeding promotion program for care givers of infants using trained agriculture extension workers (AEWs) in a rural area of Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN30704933

Enrollment

192

Registered

2016-03-31

Start date

2014-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Infants nutritional status Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

This study was a cluster randomized control trial to assess caregivers complementary feeding practices and also weight and length gain and nutritional status (measured by weight-for-age & height-for-a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All infants in the eligible age group (6 - 12 months)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Infants with acute malnutrition currently on therapeutic feeding program 2. Chronically sick infants such as infants on tuberculosis, mentally retarded and currently known HIV status and on ART 3. One of the siblings in a family with twin infant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Nutrition status of the infant, measured by weight-for-age z- score and height-for-age z-score at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 2. Weight of infant, was measured in gms at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 3. Length of infant, measured in cm at at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 4. Variety of food eaten, measured by dietary diversity score measured by 24 hours recall at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 5. Frequency of meals, measured in frequency of feeding per day at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Nutrition status of the infant, measured by weight-for-age z- score and height-for-age z-score at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 2. Weight of infant, was measured in gms at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 3. Length of infant, measured in cm at at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 4. Variety of food eaten, measured by dietary diversity score measured by 24 hours recall at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month 5. Frequency of meals, measured in frequency of feeding per day at 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month

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Countries

Ethiopia

Outcome results

None listed

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