Effectiveness of a nutrition education and counselling training package on antenatal care: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Addis Ababa

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the need for a strong nutrition training package for practitioners, including antenatal care (ANC) providers. Without such a training package, ANC visits remain a missed opportunity to address nutritional problems among pregnant women. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an in-service nutrition education and counselling package on the providers’ counselling skills during ANC visits. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. All health-care providers working in ANC units across 20 health centres participated in this study.

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Omer, A. M., D. Haile, B. Shikur, E. R. Macarayan, and S. Hagos (2020) Effectiveness of a nutrition education and counselling training package on antenatal care: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Addis Ababa. Health Policy and Planning, Volume 35, Issue Supplement_1, November 2020, Pages i65–i75.