| Effectiveness of an educational intervention on complementary feeding practices and growth in rural China: a cluster randomised controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 19706219 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Inappropriate complementary feeding is one of the major causes of malnutrition in young children in developing countries. We developed an educational intervention, delivered by local health-care providers, aimed at improving complementary feeding practices and child nutrition. DESIGN: Eight townships in Laishui, a rural area in China, were randomly assigned to the educational intervention or control group. A total of 599 healthy infants were enrolled at age 2-4 months and followed up until 1 year of age. In the intervention group, educational messages and enhanced home-prepared recipes were disseminated to caregivers through group trainings and home visits. Questionnaire surveys and anthropometric measurements were taken at baseline and ages 6, 9 and 12 months. Analysis was by intention to treat. RESULTS: It was found that food diversity, meal frequency and hygiene practices were improved in the intervention group. Infants in the intervention group gained 0.22 kg more weight (95 % CI 0.003, 0.45 kg, P = 0.047) and gained 0.66 cm more length (95 % CI 0.03, 1.29 cm, P = 0.04) than did controls over the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from the study suggest that an educational intervention delivered through local health-care providers can lead to substantial behavioural changes of caregivers and improve infant growth. |
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Authors:
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Ling Shi; Jingxu Zhang; Yan Wang; Laura E Caulfield; Bernard Guyer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-08-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Public health nutrition Volume: 13 ISSN: 1475-2727 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-16 Completed Date: 2010-04-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808463 Medline TA: Public Health Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 556-65 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA. ling.shi@umb.edu |
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Body Height Body Weight Caregivers / education* China Cluster Analysis Female Follow-Up Studies Growth* Health Education* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion Humans Hygiene / education* Infant Infant Food* Male Nutritional Status Questionnaires Rural Population* / statistics & numerical data Socioeconomic Factors |
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