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The problem
Intervention: Assessment of current child feeding practices including breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding, meal frequency, complementary feeding introduction, and dietary diversity
Who it was tested with: 1,295 mother-child pairs (children aged 6-23 months) accessing welfare services at four tertiary health institutions in Nigeria.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design to digitally elicit responses from 1,295 mothers and child pairs accessing welfare services at four tertiary health institutions in Nigeria. Harmonized indicators such as Infant and Young Child Feeding Index (ICFI), WHO/UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Indicators, and WHO growth standards were used to evaluate the children's feeding practices and anthropometric status." The study measured feeding practices and nutritional status but without a control or baseline comparison, limiting it to observational evidence of associations rather than intervention effectiveness.
Cross-sectional design prevents causal inference. Study limited to tertiary health institution settings, not representative of general Nigerian population. No comparison group to evaluate effectiveness of interventions.
Across countries and designs
2 studies · 2 countries
