No Authors Title Objective Designs Major Findings Critics/Journal

and year Effect on linear growth

1. Jessica Assessing the impact on child To assess the plausible Panel data  A significant improvement in height-for-age z- Report
White nutrition of the Ethiopia attribution of changes scores (HAZ; of 0.26 z-score units: -1.731 to
and John Community-based Nutrition in anthropometry to -1.473; p<0.05)7, was seen in tranche 2 between
Mason Program
CBN activities, and baseline and midline surveys
Septembe describe program  These differences in stunting prevalence in
r 2012 implementation and tranche 2 were from 50.5% to 40.6% (9.9 ppts;
selected process p<0.001), and from 42.9% to 38.5% (4.4 ppts;
indicators p=0.11) in tranche 3.
2. Negas c, Nutrition education and To test whether a Intervention  Changes in height and weight did not differ Food Nur Bull
etal introduction of broad bean- recipe-based study between the two groups.
2014 based complementary food complementary  At 6 months, knowledge and practice scores
improves knowledge and feeding education regarding complementary feeding were
dietary practices of intervention would significantly improved (
caregivers and nutritional improve knowledge  improvement of children's dietary diversity,
status of their young children and practice of  improvement in mean intake of energy and
in Hula, Ethiopia mothers selected nutrients

3. Fenn, B An evaluation of an To determine which Intervention  The WASH intervention group was the only PHN journal
2012 operations research project interventions can study group to show a significant increase in mean
to reduce childhood stunting reduce linear growth height-for-age Z-score (+0·33, P = 0·02), with a
in a food-insecure area in retardation (stunting) 12·1 % decrease in the prevalence of stunting,
Ethiopia. in children aged 6-36 compared with the baseline group.
months over a 5-year  Intervention group also showed significant
period in a food- improvements in mothers' knowledge of causes
insecure population in of diarrhea and hygiene practices
Ethiopia.
4. Alive and thrive 
5. Save the children ( engine) 
6. 