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Effectiveness of a two-Stage Community-Based Health Intervention delivered through Mothers’ Support Groups compared to usual health care services in improving knowledge and practices on childhood nutrition among mothers of children aged 6–24 months in Jaffna District

Effectiveness of a two-Stage Community-Based Health Intervention delivered through Mothers’ Support Groups compared to usual health care services in improving knowledge and practices on childhood nutrition among Tamil speaking mothers of children aged 6–24 months in Jaffna District

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2026/011
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-14
Start date
2026-05-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Health promotion regarding childhood nutrition

Interventions

Study setting: Public Health Midwife (PHM) areas with functioning MSGs in the Jaffna District Study design: A community-based cluster randomized trial will be used. Randomization: A PHM area will be t

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Members of the MSGs (all ages) and mothers with children aged six months to two years in Jaffna District.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants from island public health midwife (PHM) areas

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome: Participants % change in knowledge and practice scores, which will be calculated targeting following components. - Knowledge and practice on complementary feeding - Knowledge and practice on feeding technique - Knowledge and practice on breastfeeding over formula feeding - Benefits of the consumption of home-cooked healthy food over ultra-processed food - Knowledge and practice on dietary diversity - Knowledge and practice on responsive feeding - Knowledge and practice on Feeding during illness - Common misconception about child nutrition/feeding - Knowledge and practice on Growth monitoring - Knowledge and practice on role of MSG on childhood nutrition Using a inhouse developed (content and face validated) questionnaire [After 03 months of intervention delivery]—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Knowledge on exclusive breast feeding - Complementary feeding practices - Responsive feeding - Feeding during and after illness - Dietary diversity - Myths regarding feeding practices - Encouraging the consumption of home-cooked healthy food over ultra-processed food - Growth monitoring and promotion: Understanding the purpose of growth monitoring, determining the appropriate frequency for measuring weight and length - Knowledge on role of MSG in childhood nutrition [After 03 months of intervention delivery]—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr.S.Suganja

Lecturer in Community Medicine

ssuganja@univ.jfn.ac.lk0212218178

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026