Long term impact of a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial of peer counselling to improve infant feeding on growth & cognitive function of children up to 5 years in urban Bangladesh [ 2014 - 2018 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Michael Dibley (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Alison Hayes ,  Dr Jena Hamadani ,  Dr Kingsley Agho ,  Dr Sabrina Rasheed
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Brief description Bangladesh still faces high levels of inappropriate infant feeding leading to child undernutrition and delayed development. Effective programs are urgently needed to help reduce undernutrition and improve child development. This study in poor urban communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh will see if long-term counseling provided by local women to mothers about appropriate infant feeding can improve child’s nutritional status, growth and cognitive function in their children at 5 years.

Funding Amount $AUD 851,345.55

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant