Effectiveness of lipid-based nutrient supplementation during the first 1000 days of life for early childhood development: A community-based trial from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: A community-based, cluster non-randomized controlled trial was conducted in Kurram district, Pakistan between January 2018 to December 2020. Age-appropriate lipid-based nutrient supplements and health education (sessions conducted in the households) were given to pregnant women and their born children (6-23 months) in the intervention arm (n = 40 clusters) versus health education only in the control arm (n = 40 clusters) to evaluate its effect on child development. The first and second developmental assessments were completed at ~24 months (n = 689) and ~32 months (n = 608), respectively, using the Caregiver-Reported Early Development Instrument Long form. The overall and domain-specific (motor, language, cognitive and socio-emotional) scores were computed with higher scores indicating bet

SUBMITTER: Imtiaz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650056 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature