Food and Nutrition Education in Quilombolas Communities With Food Insecurity: Multi-sector Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Multi-sector interventions; Other: Control

• Registration Number: NCT02489149
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brief Summary

To optimize the food security in quilombolas communities with high prevalence of food insecurity and obesity, the present study proposes to test a multi-sector intervention including agriculture sectors, health professionals and family members of communities, based on promotion of traditional food practices, health eating and enforceability of human right to adequate food.

Detailed Description

The present study proposes to develop nutrition education strategies through multi-sector intervention in order to promote the consumption of healthy foods and improvements in the health status of the quilombola population.This is a non-randomized cluster trial in four quilombolas communities in Southern Brazil (Passo do Lorenço, Algodão, Serrinha do Cristal and Nova Palma), combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-07-01
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-02
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2017-05
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

Quilombolas certified communities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with higher prevalence of food insecurity and obesity.

Exclusion Criteria

Community leaders with no interest in study intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Multi-sector interventions	Multi-sector interventions	Multi-sector interventions * Multi-sector interventions to enhance food security: Agricultural interventions are matched with field training for government sectors working with quilombolas communities on best agronomic practices to promote technical assistance for this communities. Stimulate the participation in the Program of Food Acquisition, supporting quilombolas agriculture. * For quilombolas participants: nutritional counseling based on traditional healthy cooking practices, using traditional recipes. * For health professionals: to strengthen food and nutrition actions at all levels of health care. Food and nutritional education training for primary care health professionals. * Helping families to have more knowledge about your citizen rights.
Control	Control	Conventional approach of current public food and nutrition policies.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale score	16 weeks after multisector intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who access food programs	16 weeks after multisector intervention
Improve consumption of healthy foods	16 weeks after multisector intervention	Healthy Eating Index (HEI) score. HEI is an indicator of dietary quality developed according to current Brazilian nutritional recommendations.
Number of participants that improve knowledge about citizen rights.	16 weeks after multisector intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pos-graduated Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.; 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil