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Assessing Malnutrition and Associated Determinants Among Under-five Indigenous Mbororo Children in Two Health Districts of the West Region of Cameroon

Assessing Malnutrition and Associated Determinants Among Under-five Indigenous Mbororo Children in Two Health Districts of the West Region of Cameroon. Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (NU-WASHE)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202112690909124
Enrollment
262
Registered
2021-12-20
Start date
2019-12-31
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

NUWASHE
No NUWAHSE

Sponsors

Florence Titu Manjong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Galim and Foumban health districts; have at least a male and female Mbororo child 3-59 months with a female caregiver 12 years and above; Child classified as undernourished (stunted, underweight, wasted or anaemic) at baseline; Reside status of at least 6 months with no intention to leave before the next 6 months; caregivers with inadequate child feeding and WASH perception; and Provide written or verbal consent and assent for their children to participate in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non Mbororo and urban households in Galim and Foumban health districts; child-caregiver pairs who will not participate at baseline evaluation; Children not malnourished at base line; child-caregiver pairs who will participate at baseline but decline to take part in the intervention study or become seriously ill to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improved Caregivers’ Knowledge, Attitude and practice regarding complementary feeding

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child morbidity and growth outcomes

Countries

Cameroon

Contacts

Public ContactNashipu Thalut

Director of Textford Institute Research Bamenda

nashiputhalu@yahoo.com+237651162752

Outcome results

None listed

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