The Shishu Pushti Trial–Extended Peer Counseling for Improving Feeding Practices and Reducing Undernutrition in Children Aged 0-48 Months in Urban Bangladesh: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
The Shishu Pushti Trial–Extended Peer Counseling for Improving Feeding Practices and Reducing Undernutrition in Children Aged 0-48 Months in Urban Bangladesh: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Seema Mihrshahi 1, 2*, BSc (Hons), MPH, PhD; Gulshan Ara 3*, MSc, MPH; Mansura Khanam 3, MSc, MPH; Sabrina Rasheed 3, PhD; Kingsley Emwinyore Agho 4, MSc, MEng, MPH, PhD; AKM Iqbal Kabir 5, MBBS, MD, PhD; S K Roy 6, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCP; Rukhsana Haider 7, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FABM; Jena Derakhshani Hamadani 3, MBBS, DCH, PhD; Fahmida Tofail 3, MBBS, PhD; Ashraful Alam 2, MSS, PhD; Michael J Dibley 2, MBBS, MPH 1 Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park ,
AU
2 Sydney School of Public Health , The University of Sydney, Sydney ,
AU
3 Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh , Dhaka ,
BD
4 School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University , Campbelltown ,
AU
5 Projahnmo Research Foundation , Dhaka ,
BD
6 Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation, Institute of Public Health , Dhaka ,
BD
7 Training and Assistance for Health and Nutrition Foundation , Dhaka ,
BD
*these authors contributed equally
Corresponding Author:
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Seema Mihrshahi, BSc (Hons), MPH, PhD
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Department of Health Sciences
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
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Macquarie University
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Macquarie Park
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Phone:
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Email: seema.mihrshahi@mq.edu.au