Early childhood interventions in developing countries, nutritional supplementation
Conditions
Interventions
Community-based intervention to promote early childhood development. 96 clusters in total.
1. Stimulation group
24 clusters will receive stimulation through weekly home visits - lasting around one h
Sponsors
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Households eligible for the Colombian conditional cash transfer program 'Familias en Accion' 2. Aged between 12 and 24 months 3. Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children outside the 12-24 month age range at the start of the intervention 2. Children with serious congenital abnormalities 3. Twins
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Children?s motor and mental development measured using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition. 2. Children?s nutritional status, measured by collecting height and weight, haemoglobin levels (using capillary blood specimens from finger prick samples), and children?s consumption of iron rich food | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Maternal depression measured using the 10-item CESD Scale. 2. Investigate the constraints that poor households face when making choices relevant to their children's development, and ultimately to investigate why the intervention works or not. We will do this by building a structural model using detailed socio-economic data at the household level. | — |
Countries
Colombia
Outcome results
None listed