Anemia
Conditions
Keywords
Complementary feeding, soaking Flours, Undernutrition, Anemia
Brief summary
Removing anti nutrient factors using simple cost-effective and sustainable household methods to improve nutritional status of children in communities were plant based complementary foods are the main source of Nutrients is highly recommended. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine effect of soaking complementary foods on hemoglobin, nutritional and health status of children 6-23 months in agrarian community of bale zone.
Detailed description
Objectives of the intervention * To determine prevalence and associated factors of nutritional status and anemia among children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale zone * To Explore the complementary feeding practice knowledge perception of mother with children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale zone * To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone * To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on hemoglobin level of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone * To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on frequency of morbidity of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone Target groups The target groups for the intervention will be mothers with their children aged 6-23 months in selected Districts of Bale zone and participated in the baseline study. Following baseline study, the two districts were assigned to be either an intervention or comparison group randomly. While the intervention community received the Nutrition counselling on promotion of complementary flour soaking, the comparison community was monitored for presence of any other intervention that might have a potential to mask the effect of the current intervention in the target. The intervention will be carried out for a period of six months. End-line data collection included the following major components: * Dietary Diversity practice * Anthropometric measurements * Hemoglobin test
Interventions
OTHERcounselling
intervention groups will receive counselling on improving quality of complementary feeding by soaking complementary foods flours and basic methods of soaking complementary flours.
Sponsors
Madda walabu university
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Voluntarily agreed mothers with children aged 6-23 month * Mothers with children aged 6-23 month who lived at least six months in the selected communities * Mothers who have no plan to leave the area within 6 months period
Exclusion criteria
* • If the child is seriously ill at the time of data collection * Children with severe anemia hemoglobin level \<= 7mg/dl will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| children's blood hemoglobin concentration level | 15 days post intervention |
| children's Anthropometric deficits; Wasting (low-weight-for-length), stunting (low-Length-for-age) and underweight (low-weight-for-age) | 15 days post intervention |
| children's Episode of Diarrheal, cough and fever Morbidities | 15 days post intervention |
Countries
Ethiopia
Outcome results
None listed