1. Local food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation improve linear growth and cognitive development among Indonesian infants aged 6 to 9 months.
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Helmizar, Helmizar, Jalal, Fasli, Lipoeto, Nur Indrawati, and Achadi, Endang L.
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DIETARY supplements , *COGNITIVE development , *INFANT growth , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adjustment testing , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *BABY foods , *CHILD development , *COGNITION , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DIET , *DISEASES , *FOOD , *INFANTS , *LANGUAGE acquisition , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MOTOR ability , *NUTRITIONAL requirements , *PSYCHOLOGY , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH , *EVALUATION research , *FERRANS & Powers Quality of Life Index - Abstract
Background and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of culturally-relevant food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation on infant growth and development.Methods and Study Design: A community-based randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 clusters from 5 selected villages in Tanah Datar District of West Sumatera, Indonesia. We assessed 355 infants aged 6 to 9 months at the beginning of the study. The infants were divided into 4 groups: 1) Food Supplementation (FS); 2) Psychosocial Stimulation (PS); 3) Food Supplementation and Psychosocial Stimulation (FS+PS); and 4) Control Group (CG). The formula food supplement was comprised of a variety of local food sources (local MP-ASI) and adjusted for the local habits. The quality of psychosocial stimulation was assessed with the Infant HOME inventory method. Progress at 6 months was assessed by anthropometry and the Bayley scores of cognition, language and motor function.Results: There were improvements in linear growth, cognitive and motor development of children in the FS (p<0.05) and the FS+PS (p<0.01) groups compared to the CG. After six months of intervention, mean length increased to 6.86±2.08 cm and 6.66±2.41 cm for FS and FS+PS respectively (p<0.05). With the combination of food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation (FS+PS), cognitive development increased to 21.4±12.2 points (effect size 0.56) (p<0.01) and motor development increased to 20.7±18.4 points (effect size 0.50) (p<0.001).Conclusion: Combined intervention with local food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation improved infant growth, cognitive and motor development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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