Impact of an integrated parenting and nutrition intervention on growth and development in stunted children at 24 months: evidence from the Stepping Stones programme in rural India
Integrated parenting and nutrition interventions improved developmental outcomes across all domains, regardless of the child's stunting status. These findings support universal application of such programmes, highlighting the need to integrate them into existing child development and nutrition programmes.
Authors
- Manoj Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7126-5810)
- Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-8277)
- Shilpa Gaidhane
- Deepak B. Saxena
- Penny Holding
- Sonali G Choudhari
- Roshan Umate
- Abhay Gaidhane
- Zahiruddin Quazi Syed
- Shital Telrandhe
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (IN)
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017395
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Grand Challenges Canada