Nutrition
Conditions
Brief summary
This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.
Detailed description
This study involves innovative behavioral change theoretical methodology to empower caregivers as smallholder poultry producers by improving their access to livestock production resources and agricultural extension services, providing tools for improved decision making, and enhancing nutrition based knowledge. Smallholder production is important in eliminating food insecurities and building resilience to improve nutrition in children under 5. Based on the results of the Ethiopian egg project, through messaging and education, this study will foster favorable attitudes and consequent behavioral changes, including increased egg consumption.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntegrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings
Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.
BEHAVIORALCeremonial Gifting of Livestock
Egg laying chickens will be presented as a gift to the child by a community champion (their religious leader or village chief)) during a gifting ceremony
Sponsors
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
University of Florida
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Control Group - with no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The study population will be selected with the assistance of the OCADES Caritas Kaya and the CHWs who are actively involved and trusted within the targeted village communities. Inclusion Criteria: * Living within the identified areas of the study population
Exclusion criteria
* history of egg allergies * severe malnutrition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Increase egg consumption in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso | Baseline up to 12 months | Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include egg consumption embedded within the questionnaire The percentage of children consuming eggs will be calculated based on a yes response from the parent.The outcome measure will be described as the percentage of children consuming eggs with in the study population. |
| Increase egg consumption frequency in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso | Baseline up to 12 months | Dietary recall survey requesting caregiver/ parental recall of their child's dietary intake over the past week to include frequency of eggs given embedded within the questionnaire.The outcome measure will be described as the mean number of eggs consumed in the past week by children enrolled in the study that consume eggs . |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improve growth in children under two living in Kaya, Burkina Faso. | Baseline up to 12 months | Anthropometric measurements to include weight in kilograms, height in centimeters of enrolled children. Measurements will be aggregated to calculate z scores based on the child's age calculated in days and the wight and height of the anthropometric measurements. |
Countries
Burkina Faso
Outcome results
None listed