The double task of preventing malnutrition and overweight: a quasi-experimental community-based trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Maternal-Child Pastoral is a volunteer-based community organization of the Dominican Republic that works with families to improve child survival and development. A program that promotes key practices of maternal and child care through meetings with pregnant women and home visits to promote child growth and development was designed and implemented. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the program on nutritional status indicators of children in the first two years of age.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design was used, with groups paired according to a socioeconomic index, comparing eight geographical areas of intervention with eight control areas. The intervention was carried out by lay health volunteers. Mothers in the intervention areas received home visit

SUBMITTER: Navarro JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3621778 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature