Effect of Nutrition BCC through Community (Dala) leaders on feeding practices, Nutrition and health of infant and young children

Effect of Nutrition Behavior Change Communication Delivered Through Dala leaders on Feeding Practice, Nutrition and Health of Infant and Young Children in Agro-Pastoral Community of Afar region, Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202311816542918

Enrollment

474

Registered

2023-11-10

Start date

2023-07-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Respiratory Feeding practice , Fever , diarrhea and cough

Interventions

Trained Dala leaders led Nutrition Behavior Change Communication

Usual care or routine care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers/care givers of infants aged between 6 to 18 months , with singleton birth, who are residents in the selected clusters for at least 6 months and have no plans to move away during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers/care givers of infants with Hearing problem at the time of the baseline survey.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Minimum dietary diversity score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Minimum meal frequency Minimum acceptable diet Growth Frequency of common morbidity change	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactTeferera Belachew

Professor of Human Nutrition at Jimma University

teferabelachew2@gmail.com+251917804072

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026