biostudies-literatureUnknown27(1)Aidam E<h4>Objective</h4>This study assesses change in caregiver practices after integrating responsive care and early learning (RCEL) in nutrition and health services and community platforms in northern Ghana.<h4>Design</h4>We trained health facility workers and community health volunteers to deliver RCEL counselling to caregivers of children under 2 years of age through existing health facilities and community groups. We assessed changes in caregivers' RCEL practices before and after the intervention with a household questionnaire and caregiver-child observations.<h4>Setting</h4>The study took place in Sagnarigu, Gushegu, Wa East and Mamprugu-Moagduri districts from April 2022 to March 2023. Study sites included seventy-nine child welfare clinics (CWC) at Ghana Health Service facilities and eigPublic health nutritione77https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10966855biostudies-literaturePromoting responsive care and early learning practices in Northern Ghana: results from a counselling intervention within nutrition and health services.PMC10966855Issahaku AHVarela VTorres KANisingizwe MPKirk CMAbubakari AAbukari FAbdul-Rahman LBeck KOot LYourkavitch JYakubu ECashin KAdu-Asare CKarnati RAzumah SUyehara MIbrahim RApoassan Jambeidu JAidam EfalsePromoting responsive care and early learning practices in Northern Ghana: results from a counselling intervention within nutrition and health services.<h4>Objective</h4>This study assesses change in caregiver practices after integrating responsive care and early learning (RCEL) in nutrition and health services and community platforms in northern Ghana.<h4>Design</h4>We trained health facility workers and community health volunteers to deliver RCEL counselling to caregivers of children under 2 years of age through existing health facilities and community groups. We assessed changes in caregivers' RCEL practices before and after the intervention with a household questionnaire and caregiver-child observations.<h4>Setting</h4>The study took place in Sagnarigu, Gushegu, Wa East and Mamprugu-Moagduri districts from April 2022 to March 2023. Study sites included seventy-nine child welfare clinics (CWC) at Ghana Health Service facilities and eig2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Feb2026-07-15T20:05:59.209Z2025-04-04T23:52:50.393ZS-EPMC109668553832889410.1017/S1368980024000156