| Autor: |
Günther Fink, Peter C Rockers, Lindsey M Locks, Jacqueline M. Lauer, Mpela Chembe, Savanna Henderson, Dorothy Sikazwe, Tamara Billima-Mulenga, Doug Parkerson |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Global Health, Vol 9, Iss 8 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2059-7908 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015438 |
| Popis: |
Background Childhood stunting remains common in many low-income settings and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as impaired child development.Methods The main objective of the study was to assess whether home-installed growth charts as well as small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) can reduce growth faltering among infants. All caregivers of infants between 2 and 10 months of age at baseline, and at least 6 months old at the beginning of the interventions, in 282 randomly selected enumeration areas in Choma, Mansa and Lusaka districts in Zambia were invited to participate in the study. Cluster randomisation was stratified by district. A software-generated random number draw was used to assign clusters to one of four arms: (1) no intervention (control); (2) home installation of a wall chart that contained a growth monitoring tool along with key messages on infant and young child feeding and nutrition (growth charts only); (3) 30 sachets of SQ-LNS delivered each month (SQ-LNS only) or (4) growth charts+SQ LNS. The primary outcomes were children’s height-for-age z-score (HAZ) and stunting (HAZ |
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