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Effect of nutrition assessment, counselling and support integration on mother-infant nutritional status, practices and health in Tororo and Butaleja districts, Uganda: A comparative non-equivalent quasi-experimental study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00559-7

Published Online: 2024-06-12

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Namukose, Samalie

Maina, Gakenia Wamuyu

Kiwanuka, Suzanne N

Makumbi, Fredrick Edward
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Article History

Received: 11 March 2024

Accepted: 28 April 2024

First Online: 12 June 2024

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: This study was approved by: the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (SS 4251), and the Office of the President in Uganda (ADM/194/212/01). A permission letter to conduct the study was secured from the Ministry of Health and the Office of the President. The Principal Investigator informed both the District Health Officer and the District Resident Commissioner about the study plan before its execution. Participating mothers were asked to sign an informed consent form after clearly explaining the purpose and objective of the study. The mothers who were unable to read and write provided their informed consent using their thumbprint in the presence of a witness. For confidentiality and privacy, the mother-infant information was anonymised. The study was conducted in line with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki on research involving human subjects.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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