Text messages to improve child diets: Formative research findings and protocol of a randomised controlled trial in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Given the role of malnutrition in childhood morbidity and mortality, the prioritisation of maternal and child nutrition programmes has grown significantly in the 21st century. Policies and programmes aim to improve infant and young child feeding, but questions persist about the most effective combination of interventions to achieve desired behaviour change. There is increasing interest in mobile-based interventions globally, but scant evidence exists to guide donors, policymakers and programme implementers on their effectiveness. Formative research was conducted to assess the feasibility and acceptance of text message-based interventions and to guide the final design of the text message intervention. This protocol is for a cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of ad

SUBMITTER: Cunningham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature