Peer-reviewed article
Development and Effectiveness of a Mobile Health-based Nutrition Education Intervention on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition to Prevent Stunting in Kelantan: A Study Protocol
Norshafawati Abd. Azimi, Bibi Nabihah Abdul Hakim, Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail, ZAMH Zabidi Hussin et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study protocol describes a mobile phone-based nutrition education intervention called MiNd designed to improve maternal and infant nutrition and prevent stunting in Malaysia. The intervention targets the critical first 1000 days of life and will be tested over six months with pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and infants. The study will measure changes in anthropometry, dietary intake, food security, mental health, and nutrition knowledge before and after the intervention.
Key points
- The intervention is mobile phone-based, making it potentially scalable and accessible to mothers during pregnancy, lactation, and early childhood
- The study focuses on the first 1000 days, a critical period for preventing stunting and other health problems
- The six-month quasi-experimental design includes intervention development, effectiveness evaluation, and qualitative exploration of participant experiences
- Outcomes measured include anthropometry, dietary intake, food security, mental health, and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices
- This is described as the first comprehensive mobile phone-based nutrition intervention study on pregnancy, lactation and infant growth in Malaysia
Limitations
This is a study protocol, not a results paper, so no outcome data are available yet. The document does not provide information on sample size, specific target population characteristics, or how the comparison group will be selected.
Abstract
Introduction: The first “1000 days” is a critical period of opportunity for interventions to prevent stunting and other health problems. This paper describes a study protocol of a mobile phone-based nutrition education (MiNd) intervention on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. Methods: This is a six-months quasi-experimental intervention consisting of three phases; (i) Phase 1 - development of MiNd intervention modules, (ii) Phase 2 - evaluation of the effectiveness of MiNd intervention, and (iii) Phase 3 - a qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of the intervention. Discussion: Assessment of anthropometry, dietary intake, food security, mental health, knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of food intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding will be evaluated during pre and post intervention. This is the first comprehensive mobile phone-based nutrition intervention study on pregnancy, lactation, and infant growth in Malaysia. The findings will be useful in modulating health intervention programme to prevent stunting and other health issues nationwide. Trial registration: NCT04606706.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Mobile phone-based nutrition education intervention (MiNd) modules delivered to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and families
- Population
- Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and infants in Kelantan, Malaysia
Key finding
Study protocol describes planned measurement of anthropometry, dietary intake, food security, mental health, and knowledge-attitude-practice outcomes
Azimi et al. · OpenAlex · 31 May 2024