Using a community-based early childhood development center as a platform to promote production and consumption diversity increases children's dietary intake and reduces stunting in Malawi: A cluster-randomized trial

Children in Malawi face nutritional risks related to low-quality diets and chronic malnutrition. This study evaluated the impact of a 1-y early childhood development (ECD) center–based agriculture and nutrition intervention aimed at improving household production diversity, maternal knowledge on chi...

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Autores principales: Gelli, Aulo, Margolies, Amy, Santacroce, Marco, Roschnik, Natalie, Twalibu, Aisha, Katundu, Mangani, Moestue, Helen, Alderman, Harold, Ruel, Marie T.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146056
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Sumario:Children in Malawi face nutritional risks related to low-quality diets and chronic malnutrition. This study evaluated the impact of a 1-y early childhood development (ECD) center–based agriculture and nutrition intervention aimed at improving household production diversity, maternal knowledge on child nutrition and feeding practices, and children's diets and anthropometric measures.