Children of mothers in the intervention parenting program are expected to show benefits over the standard care control group in terms of better cognitive/language development, less recent illness, and better height for age. The mothers assigned to the intervention parenting program are expected to evidence higher levels of home stimulation, better health prevention, and better dietary diversity, along with more accurate knowledge of child development.
There are actually two intervention groups: in one the program is delivered by trained peer educators from the village, and in the other the program is delivered by trained government personnel.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
474
On a monthly basis, mothers meet with the peer educator to learn about ways to provide a hygienic environment (hand-washing), proper diverse diet (family foods, breast milk), play materials and conversation to stimulation their child's cognitive and language development. Mothers practice with their child and are coached by the peer educator.
On a monthly basis, mothers meet with the government worker to learn about ways to provide a hygienic environment (hand-washing), proper diverse diet (family foods, breast milk), play materials and conversation to stimulation their child's cognitive and language development.
Save the Children district office
Kushtia, Bangladesh
Bayley scales of infant development
Cognitive, receptive language and expressive language items will be administered to the child and scored as pass/fail with a total score calculated for each subtest and the total.
Time frame: 12 months
HOME Inventory
45 items assessing through observation and interview opportunities for stimulation in the home.
Time frame: 12 months
Mother-Child picture talk
Mothers' responsive talk while looking at pictures with her child.
Time frame: 12 months
Dietary diversity
Number out of 7 categories of food, based on Mothers recall foods fed to their child over a 24-hour period.
Time frame: 12 months
Child development knowledge of mother
Mothers report the age when they expect children to start acquiring 10 psychosocial skills, e.g. recognize its mother.
Time frame: 12 months
height for age
height for age z score is derived from the current WHO growth standards
Time frame: 12 months
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