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Improving under-nutrition through pulses-based nutrition education

Dietary practice and nutritional status and the respective of pulses-based nutrition education among adolescent girls in Northwest Ethiopia.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202111605102515
Enrollment
639
Registered
2021-11-12
Start date
2021-11-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Pulses based nutrition education
Usual dietary practice
General Nutrition education

Sponsors

Univeristy of Gondar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clusters (schools) - Schools located in districts with comparable food security, and pulses production states will be included. Participants: All adolescent girls in the selected schools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Clusters: whose principal is unwilling for including the school in the study, schools which has been or is in a nutrition program will be excluded. Participants: Adolescent girls who are willing to participate, and likely to leave the study area before the study completed, unable to communicate, on dieting or diet restriction due to medical advice will be excluded, missing even a single session of the trainings.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Underweight

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• Pulses consumption • Pender’s model constructs • Dietary diversity score • Stunting

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactGashaw Andargie Bikes

University of Gondar

gashawab@gmail.com+251911385423

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026