The effectiveness of a WeChat-based self-assessment with a tailored feedback report on improving complementary feeding and movement behaviour of children aged 6-20 months in rural China: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate infant feeding and movement behaviour (i.e. physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep) play an important role in children's healthy development during the first two years of life. The popular Chinese social media app 'WeChat' has become a potential data collection and health promotion tool. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a WeChat-based self-assessment with a tailored feedback report on improving complementary feeding practices and movement behaviour of children aged 6-20 months in rural China.

Methods

We conducted a two-armed cluster randomized control trial in Datong County, Qinghai Province, China. There were 106 clusters from 257 villages allocated (1:1) to two groups: the feeding group, which received a complementary feeding recommen

SUBMITTER: Wu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature