Trial reportBMC pediatrics2020
Effects of guided counseling during pregnancy on birth weight of newborns in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
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The Effect of Guided Counseling in Improving Dietary Practice, Nutritional Status and Birth Weight of Pregnant Women in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Community Trial
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Context-Specific Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Interventions in Improving Child Diet in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of double duty interventions on the frequency of morbidity among adolescents in Debre Berhan Regiopolitan City, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Effect of nutrition education integrating the health belief model and theory of planned behavior during pregnancy on gestational weight gain and birth weight in Southeast Ethiopia using complex analyses.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Effect of double duty interventions on dietary diversity score of adolescents using a cluster randomized controlled trial in Debre Berhan Regiopolitan City, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effect of behavior change communication through the health development army on birth weight of newborns in Ambo district, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled community trial.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Effect of double-duty interventions on double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in Debre Berhan Regiopolitan City, Ethiopia: a cluster randomised controlled trial.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Trial
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- Dietary Habits and Nutritional Knowledge of Pregnant Women: The Importance of Nutrition Education.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of nutrition counseling for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries to improve maternal and infant behavioral, nutritional, and health outcomes: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Review
- The effect of nutrition and health behavior change communication through community-level actors on the nutritional status of pregnant women in the Ambo district, Ethiopia: A randomized controlled trial.Food science & nutrition · 2023Article
- Nutrition, stress, and healthcare use during pregnancy are associated with low birth weight: evidence from a case-control study in West Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Theory-based nutrition education intervention through male involvement improves the dietary diversity practice and nutritional status of pregnant women in rural Illu Aba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Validation of maternal report of nutrition-related interventions and counselling during antenatal care in southern Nepal.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Integrated Maternal Nutrition Intervention Package on Birth Weight in Rwanda.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe high proportion of birth weight in Ethiopia is hypothesized to be due to inadequate maternal diet which is associated with poor nutrition education during pregnancy. There was no study that evaluated the effect of nutrition education on birth weight in the study area. This study aimed to assess the effects (overall, direct and indirect effects) of guided counseling on the birth weight of neonates.
methodsA two-arm parallel cluster randomized controlled community trial was conducted from May 1, 2018, to April 30, 2019, in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. At the baseline, 346 pregnant women in the 11 intervention clusters and 348 pregnant women in the 11 control clusters were recruited. However, birth weight was measured from 258 and 272 newborns in the intervention and control groups, respectively. In the intervention group, counseling was given monthly for four consecutive months in the participant's homes. Besides, leaflets with key counseling messages were distributed to each woman in the intervention arm. Pregnant women who attended routine nutrition education given by the health system were recruited as control. Dietary practice, nutritional status, and birth weight were the primary, secondary and tertiary outcomes of this intervention. Data were collected using a structured data collection tool. Birth weight was measured within 48 h after birth. Independent sample t-test, linear mixed-effects model, and path analysis were fitted to assess effects of the intervention.
resultsThe intra-cluster correlation coefficient was 0.095. The average birth weight of newborns in the intervention group was 0.257 kg higher compared with their counterparts in the control arm (β = 0.257, P < 0.001). The direct effect of this intervention on birth weight was 0.17 (β = 0.17, P<0.001 ) whereas the indirect effect of this intervention was 0.08 (β = 0.08, P<0.001 ).
conclusionCounseling using the health belief model and the theory of planned behavior has a positive effect on improving birth weight. The findings suggest the need for enhancing nutrition education of pregnant women through the application of theories to improve birth weight.
trial registrationClinical Trials.gov NCT03627156 , "Retrospectively registered Jun, 13, 2018".
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