Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nutrition
• Interventions: Behavioral: Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings; Behavioral: Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock

• Registration Number: NCT04135625
• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-07-05
• Primary Completion: 2019-09-20
• Study Completion: 2019-09-20
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-22
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 267

Inclusion Criteria

• Living within the identified areas of the study population

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Exclusion Criteria

• history of egg allergies
• severe malnutrition

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Full Intervention	Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock	The full intervention group will receive three egg laying chickens that will be presented as a gift to the child by their religious leader (imam or priest) during a gifting ceremony, as well as Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) education training sessions.
Education Only	Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings	The education only intervention group will receive 3 chickens given in manner similar to animal distribution programs and the INA training sessions.
Full Intervention	Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings	The full intervention group will receive three egg laying chickens that will be presented as a gift to the child by their religious leader (imam or priest) during a gifting ceremony, as well as Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) education training sessions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso	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	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improve growth in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso.	Baseline up to 12 months	Anthropometric measurements to include weight in kilograms, height in centimeters of enrolled children. Measurements will be aggregated to calculate z scores based on the child's age calculated in days and the wight and height of the anthropometric measurements.

Trial Locations

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Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles (INERA); 🇧🇫 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso