A cluster-randomized, controlled trial of nutritional supplementation and promotion of responsive parenting in Madagascar: The MAHAY study design and rationale

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Fernald, Lia C H ^a   Galasso, Emanuela ^b   Qamruddin, Jumana ^b   Ranaivoson, Christian ^c   Ratsifandrihamanana, Lisy ^d   Stewart, Christine P ^e   Weber, Ann M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c Programme National de la Nutrition Communautaire   (Madagascar)

^d Centre Médico Educatif les Orchidées Blanches   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME VISIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MADAGASCAR; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MADAGASCAR; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84975894164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3097-7     Document Type: Article

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