In Utero Capacity Formation and Socio-economic Outcomes

Completed

• Conditions: Folic Acid Deficiency
• Interventions: Other: observational follow-up

• Registration Number: NCT01412580
• Lead Sponsor: Harvard University

Brief Summary

Because of the high returns of schooling in developing countries, policymakers pay a lot of attention to increasing school access. But if the mother is deficient in key micronutrients, brain development can biologically constrain children's demand for education. To execute this strategy, the investigators collect cohort observational data on a previous randomized controlled trial with micronutrient supplements offered to HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2001 to 2003.

Detailed Description

This is a cohort study which collected follow-up observational data on households which were offered micronutrient supplements. The followup study outcomes include various socio-economic household characteristics and parental post-natal behaviors.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-04
• Study First Submitted: 2011-08-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-09
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4000

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
observational followup	observational follow-up	This was an observational follow-up to a larger study in which treatment group was given 20 mg of vitamin B1, 20 mg of vitamin B2, 25 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mg of niacin, 50 μg of vitamin B12, 500 mg of vitamin C, 30 mg of vitamin E, and 0.8 mg of folic acid

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Children's Cognitive Development	During 2011-2012 (1 year)
Educational Status	During 2011-2012 (1 year)	School attendance, Student performance (at school), Test Performance
Children's Health	During 2011-2012 (1 year)	BMI, Disease Incidence, Self-reported health
Parental Postnatal Investment Behavior	During 2011-2012 (1 year)	Outcomes on parental care: care, cognitive stimulation, within-household time and money allocation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental Labor Force Participation	During 2011-2012 (1 year)	Parent's labor force outcomes: labor status, wages, type of job

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MUHAS; 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania