ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022
Integrating a Group-Based, Early Childhood Parenting Intervention Into Primary Health Care Services in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Blended Delivery of a Primary Care Parenting Program for Child Development: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in urban Bangladesh.Global health action · 2024Trial
- Considering equity and cost-effectiveness in assessing a parenting intervention to promote early childhood development in rural Vietnam.Health policy and planning · 2023Trial
- Health worker support for early learning, responsive caregiving, and safety and security: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a multicomponent child development intervention delivered through the government health system: a feasibility study.BMJ global health · 2025Observational
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- Cost-effectiveness analysis of two integrated early childhood development programs into Bangladeshi primary health-care services.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
- Scaling parenting programs for early child development in four low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perinatal inflammation, fetal growth restriction, and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment in Bangladesh.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Effect of a parenting and nutrition education programme on development and growth of children using a social safety-net platform in urban Bangladesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
- Using lessons learnt from key stakeholders to increase support for scaling the Reach Up Early Childhood Parenting program.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Exploring the feasibility of integrating health, nutrition and stimulation interventions for children under three years in Nepal's health system: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Over 250 million children globally do not reach their developmental potential. We tested whether integrating a group-based, early childhood parenting program into government healthcare clinics improved children's development, growth, and behavior. Methods: We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 40 community clinics in the Kishorganj district of Bangladesh. We randomly assigned clinics (1:1) to deliver a group-based parenting interventions or to a comparison group that received no intervention. Participants were children aged 5-24 months, with weight-for-age Findings: 91% of children were tested at endline (396 intervention, 319 control). Multilevel analyses showed significant benefits of intervention to child cognition (effect size 0.85 SDs, 95% CI: 0.59, 1.11), language (0.69 SDs, 0.43, 0.94), and motor development (0.52 SDs, 0.31, 0.73), and to child behaviors during the test (ranging from 0.36 SDs, 0.14, 0.58, to 0.53 SDs, 0.35, 0.71). There were no significant effects on growth. Conclusion: A scalable parenting intervention, integrated into existing government health services and implemented by government health staff, led to significant benefits to child development and behavior.
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