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A logistic mixed-effects model was built to assess factors associated with programme dropout and a linear mixed-effects model for factors associated with WHZ at the end of the programme.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Trust in religious leaders or institutions (\u22120.87 (95%\u2009CI: \u22121.43,\u20130.26)) was negatively associated with programme dropout, suggesting that with increasing levels of trust, decreasing proportions of children dropped out of treatment. Retention in the programme led to improved WHZ among participating children (\u22120.38 (95%\u2009CI: \u22121.43, 0.26)). Various measures of social capital, including trust in religious and public institutions, were not associated with WHZ at the end of the programme.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Leveraging pre-existing trust in religious leaders and institutions among households experiencing extreme poverty is one way that ICM, and potentially other FBOs, can promote retention in child nutrition interventions among vulnerable populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2019-036091","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,3]],"date-time":"2020-09-03T02:36:35Z","timestamp":1599100595000},"page":"e036091","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Exploring trust in religious leaders and institutions as a mechanism for improving retention in child 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