Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
pediatrics, Ready-to-use Supplementary Food, corn soy blend, cash transfer, prevention of malnutrition, Niger
Brief summary
Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations. Finding the most appropriate strategy is essential to prevent child malnutrition in countries like Niger with annual hunger gaps. Here, the investigators compare different preventive strategies on the incidence of acute malnutrition among children 6 to 23 months.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Epicentre
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* resident in selected villages * height between 60 and 80 cm.
Exclusion criteria
* refusal to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of severe acute malnutrition | 15 months | Severe acute malnutrition was defined as : Weight for Height Z-score (WHO Standards 2006)\< -3 and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) \< 115mm and/or bipedal oedema. MUAC was measured at the midpoint of a child's left arm with a plastic measuring tape with a precision of 1 mm. These indicators were evaluated monthly during the entire follow-up (15 months). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | duration of follow-up (15 months) | Mortality events include all reports for which the cause for absence from surveillance visits was reported to be death by a family member. |
Countries
Niger
Outcome results
None listed