Post Harvest Losses Of Fruits And Vegetables along the Value Chain and its Relationship with Nutritional Status of Women And Childre

Phase 3

• Conditions: Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: PACTR202310582275172
• Lead Sponsor: Benedicta Twum Dei

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 4 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Fruits and vegetable farmers and retailers in the Ho west district.
Women in their reproductive age and children aged 2- 5 years residing in the district.

Exclusion Criteria

Farmers and retailers who do not deal in fruits and vegetables will be excluded and farmers and retailers who deal in fruits and vegetables outside the Ho west district
Children with congenital disorders, disabilities and diseases (Malaria, HIV, TB, cancer, severe diarrhoae etc.) and / or requiring specialized care and hospitalization will be excluded from the study. Children with severe malnutrition (WHZ <-3SD or HAZ < -3SD) with complications that require inpatient care and tube fed children and children outside the preferred age range Pregnant women and women with diseases such Tuberculosis, malaria, HIV etc

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
utritional Status of women and children

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-harvest loss along the value chain