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Finding
Finding
improvement
At the 55-month follow-up, stunting prevalence remained lower in the intervention group (11.1%) compared with the control group (13.9%), with a particularly significant reduction among boys (8.3% vs 16.5%).
| Effect size | 11.1% vs 13.9% stunting prevalence (intervention vs control) |
| Follow-up | 55 months |
| Comparator | Usual antenatal care from community health workers (standard CHW home visits, no personalized nutrition counselling) |
| Effect summary | improvement; 11.1% vs 13.9% stunting prevalence (intervention vs control) |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "Child sex (male)", "interaction_p": "", "direction": "amplifies", "stratum_details": "Males: 8.3% stunted in intervention vs 16.5% in control (significant). Females: no significant difference between arms.", "plain_language": "The long-term benefit of the nutrition counselling was strongest for boys \u2014 boys in the intervention group were half as likely to be stunted at age 4.5 compared to the control group", "annotation_notes": "This is the headline finding for the long-term follow-up. The overall intervention-control difference at 55 months was smaller and not clearly significant, but the male subgroup showed a significant and clinically meaningful benefit."}] |
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Source
PMC7611536
Effect of maternal nutritional education and counselling on children’s stunting prevalence in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya