Nutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will involve feeding children in a school setup. The children in the pre primary section will be given porridge every five days in a week. Treatment is a daily food supplement served
Sponsors
University of Copenhagen
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children attending Cheptigit nursery school 2. Weight for Height (WHZ) – =-3 Z scores 3. Caregivers who will accept that their children participate in the study and sign the consent form 4. Children who are willing to take porridge and follow the study procedure and therefore assent to the study procedure 5. Age 3-7 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Weight for Height (WHZ) = 3 Z scores 2. Children allergic to any ingredients in the porridge 3. Children whose parents do not consent to the study 4. Children with obvious signs of disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight for Height (Z score), measured using Seca digital weight measuring scale at 1,2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Porridge acceptability, measured daily using amount of porridge consumed assessed by weighing any remaining quantity of the porridge at the end of the meal 2. School attendance, measured daily using school registration of each child 3. Stool microbiota, analysed using a stool sample at baseline and endline (6 months) 4. EED (Environmental Enteric Dysfunction) prevalence, measured using a stool sample (indicators to be assessed: myeloperoxidase and neopterin) at baseline and endline (6 months) | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactCarolyne Kipkoech
Outcome results
None listed