Evaluation of a multicomponent child development intervention delivered through the government health system: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Small efficacy trials have demonstrated that multicomponent interventions can improve early child development. We evaluated the large-scale delivery of a multicomponent intervention delivered by government health workers throughout a rural subdistrict in northwestern Bangladesh.

Methods

We evaluated a group-based, multicomponent intervention with a curriculum covering responsive parenting, caregivers' mental health, lead exposure prevention strategies at the household level, water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition. Group sessions were held throughout a rural subdistrict of Bangladesh (August 2019-March 2020). A longitudinal sample of caregivers (n=517) of children 6-24 months was assessed at baseline and endline (primary cohort), and 1179 additional caregivers

SUBMITTER: Sultana J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278126 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature