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The problem
Intervention: Examination of maternal nutritional status during pregnancy (BMI) and caregiving/parenting practices as factors influencing stunting
Who it was tested with: 87 toddlers aged 24-26 months and their mothers in Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
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 research employs an analytical research design using a cross-sectional approach, and statistical testing is done using the Chi Square test." The study measures associations between maternal and caregiving factors and stunting occurrence, but the cross-sectional design and lack of baseline data limit it to observational evidence rather than experimental demonstration of intervention effects.
Cross-sectional design prevents causal inference; small sample size with purposive sampling limits generalisability; study does not specify which specific parenting practices are most protective.
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