Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will receive Nutrition education along with Routine health education.
The control group will receive routine health education.
Sponsors
Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 6 months to 2 years infants and young children along with their parents (or caregivers) who are residents in the sampled village and have no plans to move away during the intervention period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants with obvious congenital or chronic abnormalities, Impairing feeding or physical growth measurements, have edema; are severely ill or have clinical complications warranting hospitalization.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of the study will be linear growth as assessed by mean change in LAZ of age accordingly. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean change in weight and weight-for-length Z-scores (WLZ), The proportion of children consuming foods from 4 or more food groups, The proportion of children consuming the recommended number of semi-solid/soft meals and snacks per day and Improved Maternal level of knowledge and practice of recommended feeding and health practices | — |
Countries
Japan,Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactSeeta Baral Basnet
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed