What do systematic reviews say?

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Educational intervention probably leads to lower age at introduction of complementary foods Measurement: proportion… compared with no educational intervention (moderate certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.83, 0.94]
  4 studies · 1738 participants
  Moderate

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Educational intervention showed no clear difference in nutritional status: stunting (H/LAZ ≤ −2 SD) Measurement: proportion… compared with no educational intervention (low certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.89 [0.74, 1.06]
  5 studies · 3487 participants
  Low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Educational intervention showed no clear difference in nutritional status: wasting (WH/LZ ≤ −2 SD) Measurement: proportion… compared with no educational intervention (low certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.48, 1.3]
  2 studies · 2000 participants
  Low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Educational intervention showed no clear difference in nutritional status: underweight (WAZ ≤ −2 SD) Measurement:… compared with no educational intervention (low certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.68, 1.44]
  3 studies · 2900 participants
  Low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

It is very uncertain whether educational intervention changes duration of exclusive breastfeeding (≥ 4 months of age) Measurement:… compared with no educational intervention (very low certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.58 [0.77, 3.22]
  3 studies · 1544 participants
  Very low
• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.32 [1.45, 3.73]
  2 studies · 1167 participants
  Low
• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.95 [0.7, 1.29]
  1 study · 377 participants
  Low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Educational intervention probably leads to higher hygiene practices: community‐based intervention Measurement:… compared with no educational intervention (moderate certainty).

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.38 [1.23, 1.55]
  4 studies · 2029 participants
  Moderate

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 1221 participants
  Very low
• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 2464 participants
  Very low

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 1221 participants
  Very low
• Educational interventions for improving primary caregiver complementary feeding practices for children aged 24 months… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 2464 participants
  Low