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    Effects of a home-based participatory play intervention on infant and young child nutrition: a randomised evaluation among low-income households in El Alto, Bolivia
    (BMJ, 2018) Sebastián Martínez; Julia Johannsen; Gastón Gertner; Jorge Franco; Ana B Perez Exposito; Rosario Bartolini; Irma Condori; Jhovanna Flores Ayllón; Ramiro Llanque; Nohora Alvarado
    Participatory play-based behavioural change strategies are a promising delivery model to improve recommended IYCF practices. After 30 months of intervention, we found sustained positive effects on caregiver's knowledge and IYCF practices but no effect on nutritional status. Despite the lack of effect on linear growth and anaemia, our results highlight the relevance of implementing interventions that improve IYCF practices due to their importance for early development and prevention of obesity. Other contextual variables, apart from diet, that could be limiting children's growth potential in this population need to be identified to design holistic approaches that improve child well-being and human capital.