A cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cash transfer programmes on child nutrition status in Sindh, Pakistan

K Department for International Development (DFID)0 sites5,680 target enrollmentMarch 26, 2015

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: ow weight-for-height: Wasting or thinness indicates in most cases a recent and severe process of weight loss, which is often associated with acute starvation and/or severe disease.
Sponsor: K Department for International Development (DFID)
Enrollment: 5680
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 2 years ago

2015 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26459336 protocol 2017 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542506 results 2018 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czy045 cost, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness (added 25/04/2023)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 26, 2015

End Date

July 31, 2016

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

K Department for International Development (DFID)

•1\. Households identified as poor and very poor (according to wealth index criteria) and with a child or children aged 6\-48 months
•2\. Households with children born in the area during the study period

•1\. Poor and very poor households with no eligible child
•2\. Households with children who moved to the area within 6 months before the intervention (and may not be typical of households in the village e.g. those migrating due to drought in their area)
•3\. Households who do not give consent
•4\. Children who are chronically ill (with prescribed medical treatment)