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Grandi Byen-supporting child growth and development through integrated, responsive parenting, nutrition and hygiene:

Patricia L Kohl1, Emmanuel A Gyimah2, Jenna Diaz3

  • 1Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Dr., Campus Box 1196, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

BMC Pediatrics
|January 22, 2022
PubMed

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The Grandi Byen study investigates an integrated intervention for child development, combining nutrition, responsive parenting, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to improve child growth and cognitive outcomes in Haiti.

Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Child growth and development are impacted by complex biological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors.
  • Integrated approaches addressing these interwoven factors are under-researched.
  • The Grandi Byen study addresses this gap by evaluating a novel intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an integrated nutrition, responsive parenting, and WASH intervention on holistic child growth and development.
  • To assess the synergistic or mediating effects of the multicomponent intervention.
  • To determine the feasibility of large-scale implementation.

Main Methods:

  • A three-arm longitudinal randomized controlled trial involving 600 mother-infant dyads in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
  • Intervention groups: standard care, nutritional intervention (one egg/day for 6 months), and multicomponent (responsive parenting, nutrition, WASH + one egg/day for 6 months).
  • Primary outcomes: child growth, cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development; secondary outcomes include child health indicators and responsive parenting.

Main Results:

  • This section is not available in the provided abstract.

Conclusions:

  • The Grandi Byen intervention, integrating nutrition, responsive parenting, and WASH, holds potential for improving child well-being globally.
  • Findings may highlight synergistic effects of combined interventions for children in poverty.
  • The study offers innovations for global child health strategies.
Abstract

Keywords:
Child developmentIntegrated parenting interventionNutritionResponsive parentingStunting

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