Impact of facility based versus home based growth monitoring and promotion programs on child nutritional status in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The delivery platform for growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) programs to improve child nutrition remains debated. This study compared the impact of facility-based plus non-governmental organization supported home-based GMP (FGMP + NGO-supported HGMP) versus facility-based GMP (FGMP) on child nutritional status in rural Bangladesh. Using a quasi-experimental design, 1,519 children aged 6-12 months were enrolled in each program and assessed at baseline and after 12 months. The primary outcome was linear growth (length-for-age Z-scores, LAZ), while secondary outcomes included weight-for-age (WAZ), weight-for-height (WHZ), stunting, wasting, and underweight prevalence, minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency, and caregivers' complementary feeding practices. Child linear growth (Di

SUBMITTER: Hossain M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852759 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature