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Table 1 Education and counselling sessions for mothers when children attain different ages

From: Effectiveness of a nutrition education package in improving feeding practices, dietary adequacy and growth of infants and young children in rural Tanzania: rationale, design and methods of a cluster randomised trial

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Child 6 months-old

Child 9 months-old

Child 12 months-old

Part 1: Group education

Feedback and review of previously set goals

Feedback and review of previously set goals

Part 1: Group education

Part 1: Group education

Breastfeeding your baby

Breastfeeding your baby

Breastfeeding your baby

Feeding your baby from 6 to 8 months (diversity, frequency, consistency, amount, responsive style)

Feeding your baby from 9 to 11 months (diversity, frequency, consistency, amount, responsive style)

Feeding your baby from 12 to 23 months (diversity, frequency, consistency, amount, responsive style)

Locally available foods for preparation of nutritious meals

Locally available foods for preparation of nutritious meals

Locally available foods for preparation of nutritious meals

Feeding your baby during and after illness

Feeding your baby during and after illness

Feeding your baby during and after illness

Hygiene (safety, handling & storage of food) and Home environment sanitation

Hygiene (safety, handling & storage of food) and Home environment sanitation

Hygiene (safety, handling & storage of food) and Home environment sanitation

Health care-seeking and Disease prevention

Health care-seeking and Disease prevention

Health care-seeking and Disease prevention

Utilisation of child health services and compliance to treatment and advice

Utilisation of child health services and compliance to treatment and advice

Utilisation of child health services and compliance to treatment and advice

Part 2: Cooking demonstration

Part 2: Cooking demonstration

Part 2: Cooking demonstration

Part 3: Individual counselling

Part 3: Individual counselling

Part 3: Individual counselling