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Investigating the effect of nutrition education on improving growth indicators and food intake in 7-12 year old children suffering from malnutritio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Malnutrition.
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
Registration Number
IRCT20181111041611N7
Lead Sponsor
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
254
Inclusion Criteria

Willingness to cooperate
Suffering from mild, moderate and severe levels of malnutrition
Children's age ranges from 7 to 12 years
Not using vitamin and mineral supplements
Not having underlying, genetic diseases
Absence of acute digestive and respiratory infections, acute-chronic renal failure, attention deficit

Exclusion Criteria

Unwillingness to continue cooperation
Hospitalization
Accidents

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Scores of predisposing factors including (score of awareness, attitude and self-efficacy), strengthening and enabling factors. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PRECEDE questionnaire.;Height-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO height-for-age chart.;Weight-for-age. Timepoint: before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHO weight-for-age chart.;BMI for age. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: BMI chart for age WHO.;Food intake. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 month and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Food record questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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