Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Registration Number
- NCT01828814
- Lead Sponsor
- Epicentre
- Brief Summary
Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations. Finding the most appropriate strategy is essential to prevent child malnutrition in countries like Niger with annual hunger gaps. Here, the investigators compare different preventive strategies on the incidence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 23 months.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 7836
- resident in selected villages
- height between 60 and 80 cm.
- refusal to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of severe acute malnutrition 15 months Severe acute malnutrition was defined as : Weight for Height Z-score (WHO Standards 2006)\< -3 and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \< 115mm and/or bipedal oedema. MUAC was measured at the midpoint of a child's left arm with a plastic measuring tape with a precision of 1 mm.
These indicators were evaluated monthly during the entire follow-up (15 months).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality duration of follow-up (15 months) Mortality events include all reports for which the cause for absence from surveillance visits was reported to be death by a family member.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Villages
🇳🇪Madarounfa, Maradi, Niger