Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Infant Nutrition Disorders focused on measuring sharing histories, autobiographical memory, health behavior, narrative communication, community health workers, global health, maternal and child health, stunting
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult interviewed must be mother or guardian of a child under two years of age.
- Child from birth (0.1 months-old) to under two years of age (23.9 months-old).
Exclusion Criteria:
- If a mother selected for interview had more than one child under age two years, only the younger child was considered for the interview and anthropometry measurements.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
CHW training method-Sharing Histories
CHW training method-Standard
Experimental clusters of primary health care facilities provided training to Community Health Workers (CHW) from their communities utilizing the experimental teaching methodology, "Sharing Histories". CHW in both study groups made home visits to pregnant women and mothers of children under two years of age to teach mothers, monitor behaviors and danger signs in pregnant women, newborns, and children, and refer cases when needed for preventive and curative care.
Control clusters of primary health care facilities provided training to Community Health Workers (CHW) from their communities utilizing a standard CHW teaching methodology. CHW in both study groups made home visits to pregnant women and mothers of children under two years of age to teach mothers, monitor behaviors and danger signs in pregnant women, newborns, and children, and refer cases when needed for preventive and curative care.