Health Condition 1: null- Patient should be Moderately Acute Malnourished according to Weight for Height or MUAC
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Indigenously prepared fortified complementary food products were given based on the age group
a. 6 months to 2 years
Ready to eat: Multigrain flour paste
Ready to cook: Ladoo Premix, Up
Sponsors
Tata Centre for Technology and Design
Prof Narendra Shah
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Child should fall in MAM category 2. Child should not have any major illness 3. Childâ??s age should be between 6 months to 5 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. If the child is SAM/Normal 2. Child with any major illness such as Tuberculosis, Downâ??s syndrome, Heart disease etc. 3. Child below 6 months of age and more than 5 years of age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in weight, height and MUAC in intervention group as compared to the control group and consequent shift/transition of children from MAM to Normal categoryTimepoint: Anthropometric measurements would be done at the time of enrollment, at the end of supplementation (3rd month) and at the end of 3rd month of follow up (6th month) at NRRTC, Chota Sion hospital At community level, weight and MUAC would be measured weekly while height will be measured fortnightly | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding the prevalence of Malnutrition in the community (Dharavi) 2. Understanding the correlations between various factors such as socio economic status, educational status, birth history, immunization, feeding pattern etc with the health status of children. Timepoint: At the beginning and at the end of the study. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Alka Jadhav
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital
Outcome results
None listed