Effects of nutrition counselling and unconditional cash transfer on child growth and family food security in internally displaced person camps in Somalia

Effects of nutrition counselling and unconditional cash transfer on child growth and family food security in internally displaced person camps in Somalia – A quasi-experimental study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12032821

Enrollment

1341

Registered

2022-03-25

Start date

2017-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-04-04

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Conditions

Child malnutrition Not Applicable

Interventions

The intervention consisted of nutrition counselling (NC) alone or in combination with unconditional cash transfer UCT (NC+UCT) on caregivers with under-five children. These were compared with a contro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Caregivers with children aged six months to five years who had mild or moderate malnutrition.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Caregivers having children with severe acute malnutrition (WHZ < -3) and apparent health problems were excluded and referred to the nearest health facility for further screening and treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Wasting measured using WHZ at baseline and follow up (19 months)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. WAZ (underweight) measured at baseline and follow up (19 months) 2. HAZ (stunting) measured at baseline and follow up (19 months) 3. Household food security indicators such as the household and child dietary diversity scores, household food consumption score, household hunger scale, minimum child dietary diversity score and household expenses measured at baseline and follow up (19 months)	—

Countries

Somalia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026