Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 267
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso
研究概览
简要总结
This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.
详细描述
This study involves innovative behavioral change theoretical methodology to empower caregivers as smallholder poultry producers by improving their access to livestock production resources and agricultural extension services, providing tools for improved decision making, and enhancing nutrition based knowledge. Smallholder production is important in eliminating food insecurities and building resilience to improve nutrition in children under 5. Based on the results of the Ethiopian egg project, through messaging and education, this study will foster favorable attitudes and consequent behavioral changes, including increased egg consumption.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
Control Group - with no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Months 至 18 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Living within the identified areas of the study population
排除标准
- •history of egg allergies
- •severe malnutrition
结局指标
主要结局
Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso
时间窗: Baseline up to 12 months
Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include frequency of eggs given embedded within the questionnaire.The outcome measure will be described as the mean number of eggs consumed in the past week by children enrolled in the study that consume eggs .
Increase egg consumption in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso
时间窗: Baseline up to 12 months
Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include egg consumption embedded within the questionnaire The percentage of children consuming eggs will be calculated based on a yes response from the parent.The outcome measure will be described as the percentage of children consuming eggs with in the study population.
次要结局
- Improve growth in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso.(Baseline up to 12 months)