Scaling up Evidence-based Nutrition Interventions to Address Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Pakistan: a District-based Demonstration Project in Rural Sindh
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
- Enrollment
- 3000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- mother pregnancy weight gain in 3rd trimester
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to provide evidence regarding the feasibility of integrating an enhanced maternal and child care health education package into the existing curricula of the National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care (LHW Program) and evaluating the feasibility of scaling-up as well as the impact on birth outcomes, nutritional status, morbidity patterns and overall survival patterns at the community level.
Detailed Description
This project aims to do the following: * To evaluate the operational feasibility of integrating an enhanced health education and nutrition package into the existing curriculum of the National Program for FP/PHC (LHW Program) * Impact of the implementation of the full package of evidence-based nutrition interventions on the nutrition status, morbidity patterns and overall survival patterns in the district
Investigators
Dr Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Professor and Founding Director, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
Aga Khan University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Live born infants and young children from all registered pregnancies within participating villages and catchment population
- •pregnant women
- •Consent given by at least one of the parents
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children born with congenital malformations or serious birth injury
- •Suspected non-compliance (mobile and poorly motivated parents).
- •Failure to give consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
mother pregnancy weight gain in 3rd trimester
Time Frame: at time of enrollment, 2 weeks before delivery
mothers Hb level
Time Frame: at time of enrollment, 2 weeks before delivery
child's birthweight
Time Frame: at birth
Secondary Outcomes
- dietary diversity of CF(6 mths, 9mths, 12mths, 18 mths)
- young child's growth(0, 3, 6, 12, 18 mths, at end of study)