Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
malnutrition, growth
Brief summary
This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care (LHW Program) and evaluating the feasibility of scaling-up as well as the impact on birth outcomes, nutritional status, morbidity patterns and overall survival patterns at the community level.
Detailed description
This project aims to do the following: * To evaluate the operational feasibility of integrating an enhanced health education and nutrition package into the existing curriculum of the National Program for FP/PHC (LHW Program) * Impact of the implementation of the full package of evidence-based nutrition interventions on the nutrition status, morbidity patterns and overall survival patterns in the district
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEnhanced education
Enhanced Nutritional education/counseling to mothers on the following topics: During Pregnancy: diet during pregnancy; antenatal care; iron tablets; colostrum Postpartum period: difficulties during lactation; diet during lactation; EBF; childhood vaccination; newborn care Complementary Feeding General Health: vitamin A; diarrhea management; iodine; hygiene for health; protection from malaria; ARI & protection against ARI
Sponsors
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
National Lady Health Workers Programme, Government of Pakistan
Aga Khan University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Live born infants and young children from all registered pregnancies within participating villages and catchment population * pregnant women * Consent given by at least one of the parents
Exclusion criteria
* Children born with congenital malformations or serious birth injury * Suspected non-compliance (mobile and poorly motivated parents). * Failure to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mother pregnancy weight gain in 3rd trimester | at time of enrollment, 2 weeks before delivery |
| mothers Hb level | at time of enrollment, 2 weeks before delivery |
| child's birthweight | at birth |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| young child's growth | 0, 3, 6, 12, 18 mths, at end of study |
| dietary diversity of CF | 6 mths, 9mths, 12mths, 18 mths |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed