Child development, growth and microbiota: follow-up of a randomized education trial in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undernutrition impairs child development outcomes and growth. In this follow-up study of an open cluster-randomized intervention trial we examined the effects of an education package delivered to mothers in rural Uganda on their children's development, growth and gut microbiota at 36 months of age.

Methods

The parental trial included 511 mother-child pairs recruited when the children were 6-8 months. In that trial, a nutrition, stimulation and hygiene education was delivered to mothers in the intervention group while the control group received routine health care. A follow-up sample of 155 pairs (intervention n = 77, control n = 78) were re-enrolled when the children were 24 months. Developmental outcomes were assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler

SUBMITTER: Atukunda P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513500 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature