M-SAKHI : Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health - A community-based cluster randomized controlled trial in rural India [ 2015 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Michael Dibley (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Patrick Kelly ,  A/Pr Sumithra Muthayya ,  Dr Ashraful Alam ,  Dr Tracey-Lea Laba
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Brief description The proposed research will examine the impact of the mobile phone counselling on child feeding practices, & undernutrition & cognitive development in a rural setting in India. The study aims to collect high-level evidence of whether mobile phone counselling about nutrition in pregnancy, and child feeding, directed at pregnant women and mothers in rural India will i) reduce low birthweight, ii) improve infant & child feeding, and iii) reduce child undernutrition at 24 months.

Funding Amount $AUD 2,379,426.97

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant