... additional health education com-ponent [16].Aims and HypothesesIn this study we used a randomized design to investigatethe eff ects of an IMCI-based hea lth education inter ven-tion on child health ... inPucallpa, Peru. We hypothesized that participation in health education sessions would improve clients’ knowl-edge of child health issues, and that this involvementwould translate into healthier development ... of child health issues, and child health status(including child height, weight, and blood hemoglobin levels). To explore the effects of treatment (i.e., participationin the health education...