Operational research for Ethiopia Integrated Nutrition Project (EINP)
Completed
- Conditions
- Child undernutritionNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN89206590
- Lead Sponsor
- World Vision Korea (Korea)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2064
Inclusion Criteria
Infants 6 to 24 months of age
Exclusion Criteria
N/A
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Length-for-age<br>2. Weight-for-age<br>3. Weight-for-length z scores<br>4. Prevalence of stunting, wasting and being underweight<br><br>Children 6 to 12 months of age are measured by trained anthropometrists from the time of enrollment, at every 3 months, for five times, for their height with locally manufactured measuring boards nearest to 0.1 cm and weight with electronic weighing scales to nearest 0.01 kg. For example, a child whose age is 9 months old at enrollment will be measured at 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21 months old.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complementary feeding practices such as dietary diversity and feeding frequency, and hand washing practices<br><br>Mothers will be asked at the same timepoints that the primary outcomes are measured about her feeding and hygienic practices, e.g. how and what she fed child in the last 24 hours, and when she washed her hands by enumerators, through household visits.