Modular intervention to improve paternal involvement and support for better infant and young child feeding in a district of coastal South India:  a randomized controlled trial protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: The major determinant to the well-being of infants and young children (IYC) is their feeding practices. These practices are the responsibility of both parents, meaning that fathers have an equal role to mothers. Fathers' involvement can have an impact on the overall health of the ch...

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Published in:F1000 research 2021, Vol.10, p.121-121
Main Authors: Mithra, Prasanna, Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran, Thapar, Rekha, Kumar, Nithin, Holla, Ramesh, Rathi, Priya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Educational Status
Families & family life
Fathers
Feeding Behavior
Female
Higher education
Humans
India
Infant
Infants
Intervention
Knowledge
Male
Maternal & child health
Mothers
Nutrition
Public health
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Study Protocol
Well being
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Summary:Background: The major determinant to the well-being of infants and young children (IYC) is their feeding practices. These practices are the responsibility of both parents, meaning that fathers have an equal role to mothers. Fathers' involvement can have an impact on the overall health of the children. Despite this, paternal involvement towards IYC feeding (IYCF) have not been studied adequately. Methods: This randomized control trial (n=120) will be conducted among fathers of infants (children aged
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.36376.2