Effect of behavioural change communication through women development army on optimal complementary feeding practice among children aged 6–23 months in Southwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BCC, through the WDA, significantly improved complementary feeding knowledge and practices. Policymakers should support long-term BCC interventions and adopt a multi-sectoral approach to address the factors influencing child feeding practices. The study is registered retrospectively in the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry with number PACTR202106621156513 on 21/06/2021.
Authors
- Dessalegn Tamiru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-031X)
- Assefa Sisay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-3355)
- Meseret Tamrat Gebretsadik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-6889)
- Tefera Belachew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-9457)
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition Journal
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-025-01123-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24
Funders
- Jimma University