Effect of short-term educational intervention on complementary feeding index among infants in rural Bangladesh: a randomized control trial.

Background: Timely, adequate and appropriate Complementary Feeding (CF) is essential for the growth and cognitive development of infants, but until today, evidence-based information is scarce in terms of impact evaluation of CF index (CFI). The study aimed to examine the effect of the short-term intervention of promoting CF practices on the nutritional status of infants in rural Bangladesh.

Methods: An educational-intervention study followed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design (NCT03024710).