Improving school feeding programming in Yeme

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improvement of dietary diversity in primary school-aged children; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12225603
• Lead Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-11-01
• Study Completion: 2024-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1299

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 6-8 years at baseline enrolled in schools involved in the study
2. Adult caregivers (=18 years of age) of children aged 6-8 included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Household head, child, parent or guardian unwilling to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diet diversity score in children 6-8 years of age, measured using the Minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) guidelines at baseline and endline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Cognition in children 6-8 years of age, measured using the forward and backward digit span and the standard progressive matrices at baseline and endline <br>2. Learning in children 6-8 years of age, measured using literacy and numeracy scores at baseline and endline<br>3. Nutritional status, measuring using body mass index and height-for-age Z-score at baseline and endline<br>4. School attendance, measured using school observations at baseline and endline<br>5. Perceptions of school feading program, measured using caregiver self-report at baseline and endline<br>6. Child health, measured using caregiver report of child morbidity symptoms at baseline and endline