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The problem
Intervention: Age-appropriate feeding patterns implemented by mothers
Who it was tested with: 71 stunted toddlers and their mothers at North Klaten Community Health Center, Klaten Regency, 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 study used an analytical observational design with a cross-sectional approach" and "Data were analyzed univariately and bivariately using the chi-square test," indicating a observational pre-post classification where feeding patterns and current nutritional status were measured simultaneously, though causality cannot be established without a comparison group or longitudinal follow-up.
Cross-sectional design without comparison group prevents causal inference; no follow-up data to assess whether improved feeding patterns actually reduce stunting; specific definitions of appropriate versus inappropriate feeding patterns not detailed in abstract; cannot determine if results would be sustained over time
Across countries and designs
1 study · 1 country
