Caregiver parenting practices, dietary diversity knowledge, and association with early childhood development outcomes among children aged 18-29 months in Zanzibar, Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many children in low- and middle-income countries fail to reach their cognitive potential, with experiences before age 3 critical in shaping long-term development. Zanzibar's Jamii ni Afya program is the first national, digitally enabled community health volunteer (CHV) program promoting early childhood development (ECD) following the Nurturing Care Framework within an integrated maternal and child healthcare package. Using program baseline data, we explored home environment, caregivers' parenting, health and nutrition knowledge and practices, and ECD outcomes in Zanzibar.

Methods

We conducted a national household survey among 499 children aged 18-29 months using two-stage cluster sampling in February 2019. The primary outcome was child development score measured

SUBMITTER: Russell AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature