SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2022
The effectiveness of interventions on nutrition social behaviour change communication in improving child nutritional status within the first 1000 days: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of Context-Specific Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Interventions in Improving Child Diet in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of nutrition and health interventions on undernutrition: an overview of systematic reviews.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of interventions on nutrition social behaviour change communication in improving child nutritional status within the first 1000 days: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Engaging Fathers and Bundling Nutrition and Parenting Interventions on Child Nutrition Outcomes and Related Parent Behaviors in Rural Tanzania: Results From EFFECTS, a Five-Arm Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Trial
- Effect of a Behavioral Change Communication Strategy Coupled With Small-Quantity Lipid-Based or Micro-Nutrient Supplements on Stunting and Obesity in Children in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Trial
- Spatial Pattern and Determinants of Inadequate Complementary Feeding Indicators Among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Growth standards from birth to age 5: a population-specific retrospective longitudinal "WeChildren-Ningbo" study of 500 000 children and comparative analysis with WHO/national references.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of specialised nutritious food, local diet promotion and social and behaviour change communication in preventing stunting among children in Afghanistan: a mixed-method study protocol.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
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- Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Investigation of Complementary Feeding Transition Behaviours in Mothers in the Process of Transition to Complementary Feeding: A Cross-Sectional Study.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria: a before and after study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Population-level communication interventions for breastfeeding: Protocol for a scoping review.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Role of Human Milk Microbiota in Infant Neurodevelopment: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers' nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6-36 months old: a quasi-experimental trial.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Evidence on the impact of community health workers in the prevention, identification, and management of undernutrition amongst children under the age of five in conflict-affected or fragile settings: a systematic literature review.Conflict and health · 2024Review
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- The use of internet-based smartphone apps consistently improved consumers' healthy eating behaviors: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Review
- Caste, wealth and geographic equity in program reach and expected outcomes: an exploratory analyses ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the robustness of designs and tools used in nutrition social behaviour change communication (NSBCC) interventions and establish their effectiveness. EBSCOhost as an umbrella database including Medline (Ovid) and CINAHL, EMBASE, and ProQUEST databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles from January 1960 to October 2018. Additional sources were searched to identify all relevant studies including grey literature. Studies' biases were assessed according to Cochrane handbook. Pooled estimate of effectiveness of interventions on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and child nutritional status with 95% confidence intervals were measured using random-effects models. Eighty studies were included in this review: Fifty-one (64%) were cluster randomised controlled trials (RCTs), 13 (16%) were RCTs and 16 (20%) quasi-experimental. Of the included studies, 22 (27%) measured early initiation of breastfeeding, 38 (47%) measured exclusive breastfeeding, 29 (36%) measured minimum dietary diversity, 21 (26%) measured minimum meal frequency, 26 (32%) measured height for age z-scores (HAZ), 23 (29%) measured weight for height z-scores (WHZ), 27 (34%) measured weight for age z-scores (WAZ), 20 (25%) measured stunting, 14 (17%) measured wasting, and 11 (14%) measured underweight. The overall intervention's effect was significant for exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) (odds ratio = 1.73; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.35-2.11, p < 0.001), HAZ (standardized mean differences [SMD] = 0.19; 95% CI: 0.17-0.21; p < 0.001), WHZ (SMD = 0.02; 95% CI: 0.004-0.04; p < 0.001), and WAZ (SMD = 0.04; 95% CI: 0.02-0.06; p < 0.001). Evidence shows the effectiveness of NSBCC in improving EBF and child anthropometric outcomes. Further research should test the impact on child nutritional status with clearly specified and detailed NSBCC interventions.
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