African Emergency Medicine Journal

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002)

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Effectiveness of Home Visiting Interventions on Feeding Practices in Ethiopian Woreda Towns: Short-term Behavioural Change and Outcome Monitoring

Abay Desta, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa Tadesse Gebre, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa Yonas Abebe, Gondar University Mitiku Woldemariam, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18738510
Published: December 26, 2002

Abstract

This case study examines the effectiveness of home visiting interventions aimed at improving feeding practices among children in Ethiopian woreda towns. Intervention groups received regular home visits with tailored nutrition advice for mothers, while control groups did not. Data collection included pre- and post-intervention surveys assessing feeding practices and knowledge of nutrition among caregivers. A statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the proportion of children receiving adequate breast milk was observed between home visiting intervention and control groups. Home visiting interventions effectively enhanced nutritional knowledge and practices, leading to better feeding outcomes for young children. Further longitudinal studies are recommended to evaluate long-term impact and sustainability of these interventions in diverse settings. Feeding Practices, Home Visiting Interventions, Nutritional Education, Ethiopian Woreda Towns Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

How to Cite

Abay Desta, Tadesse Gebre, Yonas Abebe, Mitiku Woldemariam (2002). Effectiveness of Home Visiting Interventions on Feeding Practices in Ethiopian Woreda Towns: Short-term Behavioural Change and Outcome Monitoring. African Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18738510

Keywords

EthiopiaGeographic FocusFeeding PracticesHome VisitsIntervention StudiesAnthropometric AssessmentBehavioural Change Analysis

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