Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program in Burkina Faso : Impact Evaluation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 2,212
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Proportion of children with Weight-for-height and/or Height-for-age ZScore <-2
研究概览
简要总结
Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young children prevents malnutrition in 6-23 months-old children.
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a promotional care package in preventing malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.
详细描述
The 'Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)', in collaboration with Micronutrient Initiative (MI), the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp (Belgium), and the Health District of Tougan, will conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of a promotional package in the prevention and management of malnutrition among children aged 6-23 months.
This promotional package includes:
- A monthly follow-up sessions promoting growth in which detailed advice on feeding practices infant and young child feeding (IYCF) will be given to the mothers of children 6-23 months . These behavioral change informations be developed based on the rapid assessment of practices and foods available in the community and adaptation of the WHO manual.
- The distribution of micronutrient powders (MNP) (15 micronutrients) to mothers of children 6-23 months of age for home fortification of complementary foods
- Intensive counseling sessions and cooking demonstrations every two weeks for moderately malnourished children . Cooking demonstrations will include instructions on adding micronutrient powders and oil to meals .
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Months 至 23 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Mothers of 6 to 23 months old children
- •Reside in the study area
- •Accept to use MNP
排除标准
- •Mothers of children aged less than 6 months or more than 23 months.
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of children with Weight-for-height and/or Height-for-age ZScore <-2
时间窗: 1 year
次要结局
- Proportion of mothers who can describe at least 3 best practices about IYCN(3, 6 and 12 months)
研究者
Hermann Lanou
Dr
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso