Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program and Malnutrition Prevention
- Conditions
- Good Infant and Young Child Feeding PracticesGrowth Failure
- Interventions
- Other: MNP + IYCN counseling + cooking demonstrations
- Registration Number
- NCT02136966
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
- Brief Summary
Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young children prevents malnutrition in 6-23 months-old children.
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a promotional care package in preventing malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.
- Detailed Description
The 'Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)', in collaboration with Micronutrient Initiative (MI), the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp (Belgium), and the Health District of Tougan, will conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of a promotional package in the prevention and management of malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.
This promotional package includes:
1. A monthly follow-up sessions promoting growth in which detailed advice on feeding practices infant and young child feeding (IYCF) will be given to the mothers of children 6-23 months . These behavioral change informations be developed based on the rapid assessment of practices and foods available in the community and adaptation of the WHO manual.
2. The distribution of micronutrient powders (MNP) (15 micronutrients) to mothers of children 6-23 months of age for home fortification of complementary foods
3. Intensive counseling sessions and cooking demonstrations every two weeks for moderately malnourished children . Cooking demonstrations will include instructions on adding micronutrient powders and oil to meals .
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2212
- Mothers of 6 to 23 months old children
- Reside in the study area
- Accept to use MNP
- Mothers of children aged less than 6 months or more than 23 months.
- Refusal
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Programme MNP + IYCN counseling + cooking demonstrations * Distribution of Micronutrients powders (MNP) * Intensive counseling on Infant and Young Child Nutrition * Cooking demonstrations
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of children with Weight-for-height and/or Height-for-age ZScore <-2 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of mothers who can describe at least 3 best practices about IYCN 3, 6 and 12 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
LANOU Hermann Bienou
🇧🇫Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso