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Local food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation improve linear growth and cognitive development among Indonesian infants aged 6 to 9 months

Helmizar, Helmizar and Fasli, Jalal and Nur Indrawati, Lipoeto and Endang L, Achadi (2017) Local food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation improve linear growth and cognitive development among Indonesian infants aged 6 to 9 months. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr, 2 6 (1 ). 97 -103. ISSN 0964-7058

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Abstract

Background and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of culturally-relevant food supplementation and psychoso-cial stimulation on infant growth and development. Methods and Study Design: A community-based random-ized controlled trial was conducted in 40 clusters from 5 selected villages in Tanah Datar District of West Su-matera, Indonesia. We assessed 355 infants aged 6 to 9 months at the beginning of the study. The infants were di-vided into 4 groups: 1) Food Supplementation (FS); 2) Psychosocial Stimulation (PS); 3) Food Supplementation and Psychosocial Stimulation (FS+PS); and 4) Control Group (CG). The formula food supplement was comprised of a variety of local food sources (local MP-ASI) and adjusted for the local habits. The quality of psychosocial stimulation was assessed with the Infant HOME inventory method. Progress at 6 months was assessed by anthro-pometry and the Bayley scores of cognition, language and motor function. Results: There were improvements in linear growth, cognitive and motor development of children in the FS (p<0.05) and the FS+PS (p<0.01) groups compared to the CG. After six months of intervention, mean length increased to 6.862.08 cm and 6.662.41 cm for FS and FS+PS respectively (p<0.05). With the combination of food supplementation and psychosocial stimu-lation (FS+PS), cognitive development increased to 21.412.2 points (effect size 0.56) (p<0.01) and motor devel-opment increased to 20.718.4 points (effect size 0.50) (p<0.001). Conclusion: Combined intervention with local food supplementation and psychosocial stimulation improved infant growth, cognitive and motor development. Key Words: food supplementation, psychosocial stimulation, growth and development, infants, Indonesia

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Unit atau Lembaga: Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat
Depositing User: Dr Helmizar Helmizar
Date Deposited: 20 Jul 2018 07:16
Last Modified: 20 Jul 2018 07:16
URI: http://repository.unand.ac.id/id/eprint/24390

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