Iron deficiency anemia Haematological Disorders Iron deficiency anaemia
Conditions
Interventions
Control Group: No intervention.
Treatment Group 1: Free Supplement Arm
Families in the Free Supplement Arm will receive the following interventions:
- An in-depth nutritional training campaign, teachi
Sponsors
Rural Education Action Program (REAP) (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All babies aged 6-12 months (at the start of the study) in the sample areas in rural Shaanxi Province
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Babies outside of the age range 6-12 months at the start of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Hemoglobin level, measured every 6 months using HemoCue 201+ fingerprick technology 2. Height and weight, measured every 6 months using WHO standard methodology 3. Cognitive development, measured by Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID) III test 4. Packet uptake rate, measured by monthly counts of empty nutritional packets and bi-annual List Randomization Technique (LRT) survey questions (to determine whether the caregiver respondent is lying about the number of packets fed to the infant participant) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Infant health, measured by a monthly survey of episodes of illness 2. Infant social emotional development, measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional (ASQ:SE) 3. Caregiver nutritional knowledge, measured by a nutritional quiz administered every 6 months over the course of the study | — |
Countries
China, United States of America
Outcome results
None listed