Effect of short-term educational intervention on complementary feeding index among infants in rural Bangladesh: a randomized control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely, adequate and appropriate Complementary Feeding (CF) is essential for the growth and cognitive development of infants, but until today, evidence-based information is scarce in terms of impact evaluation of CF index (CFI). The study aimed to examine the effect of the short-term intervention of promoting CF practices on the nutritional status of infants in rural Bangladesh.

Methods

An educational-intervention study followed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design (NCT03024710). Mothers and family members in the intervention arm received intensive counselling on CF through community health workers (CHWs), whereas existing healthcare services were received in the comparison arm. The study was carried out in the rural Matlab sub-district of Bangladesh between

SUBMITTER: Rahman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature