The Effect of Early Childhood Development Interventions on the Health of Children under Five Years of Age in Aromo Sub-county, Lira District

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This study was conducted to assess the effect of Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions on the health of children under five years of age in Aromo sub-county, Lira district by Medical Teams International (MTI) through trained mothers. The objectives that guided the study were to: identify the different ECD interventions; determine the nutritional practices for children under one year of age whose mothers were trained; assess the nutritional status of the children under five years of age whose mothers were trained on ECD; assess the vaccination status of the children under one year of age whose mothers were trained on ECD; examine the perceptions of the community towards the implementation and outcome of the early childhood interventions; and identify the challenges faced during implementation of the interventions.

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