Dietary diversity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 06/01/2026:
Following enrollment and baselining of study participants, the 82 rural villages in Ganjam and Gajapati Districts in Odisha will be randomized using a random nu
Sponsors
CARE USA
Rose C. Gangarosa
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 110 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current key inclusion criteria as of 06/01/2026: Intervention: Adults 18 years and older, and if applicable, their offspring aged less than 5 years, who live in the study area in Odisha, India Evaluation: Households in 82 communities in Ganjam and Gajapati Districts of Odisha, India Previous participant inclusion criteria as of 12/09/2024: Intervention: Adults 18 years and older who live in the study area in Odisha, India Evaluation: Households in 82 communities in Ganjam and Gajapati Districts of Odisha, India Previous participant inclusion criteria: Intervention: Adults 18 years and older who live in the study area in Odisha, India Evaluation: Households with a child aged under 5 years (up to 25 households, one adult woman and one adult man per household) in each of the intervention and control villages
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Adults unable to consent 2. Individuals who do not meet age requirements 3. Prisoners 4. Cognitively impaired or individuals with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Previous primary outcome(s) as of 18/02/2026: 1. Dietary diversity among adult women measured using a 24-hour dietary recall at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months _____ Previous primary outcome as of 06/01/2026: Dietary diversity among adult women of reproductive age (18-49 years) is measured using a 24-hour dietary recall at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Previous key secondary outcome(s) as of 18/02/2026: 1. Dietary diversity among children under age 5 and other household members measured using a 24-hour dietary recall at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months 2. Food insecurity measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months 3. Subjective wellbeing measured using the World Health Organization-5 (WHO-5) scale at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months 4. Self-efficacy measured using researcher-developed questions specific to self-efficacy for gardening and self-efficacy related to nutrition at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months 5. Agricultural production diversity measured using researcher-developed questions related to variety of crops grown in each season at 18 and 24 months 6. Household water insecurity measured using the Household Water Insecurity Experience (HSWE) scale short form at 18 and 24 months 7. Women's income-earning measured using a researcher-developed questionnaire about participation in work for which payment was received at 18 and 24 months 8. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) among adult women and up to one child under age 5 per household measured using a MUAC z-score measuring tape at 18 and 24 months _____ Previous secondary outcome measures as of 12/09/2024: 1. Dietary diversity among children under age 5 and other household members measured using a 24-hour dietary recall at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months 2. Food insecurity measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) at baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months 3. Subjective wellbeing measured using the World Health Organization-5 (WHO-5) scale at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months 4. Self-efficacy measured using researcher-developed questions specific to self-efficacy for gardening and self-efficacy related to nutrition at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months 5. Women’s empowerment measured using questions adapted from the project-level Women’s Empowermen | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSheela Sinharoy
Outcome results
None listed