Underweight/stunting Pregnancy and Childbirth Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: infants enrolled in the intervention group will receive 50 g of RUCF providing 250 kcal/day during 12 months (from the age of 6 to 18 months). The RUCF will be administered daily b
Sponsors
Irish Aid (Ireland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Full term born infants (gestational age greater than 37 weeks and birth weight greater than 2500 g) 2. Consent given
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Bottle-fed children 2. Children with any malformations or neurological impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of stunting at 12, 18 and 24 months of age. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Average daily breast milk intake at 6 and 9 months of age 2. Prevalence of exclusive breast feeding at 6 months of age 3. Mean change in anthropometric indices at 12, 18 and 24 months of age 4. Risks factors of stunting at 12 months of age 5. Incidence of diarrhoea at 12 months of age 6. Incidence of malaria at 12 months of age 7. Incidence of severe acute malnutrition at 12, 18 and 24 months of age 8. Proportion of children standing independently at 9 and 12 months of age 9. Proportion of children walking unassisted at 12 months of age 10. Mean cholesterol at 12 and 18 months of age 11. Mean triglycerides at 12 and 18 months of age 12. Mean haemoglobin at 12, 18 and 24 months of age | — |
Countries
Congo, Democratic Republic
Outcome results
None listed