Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Feeding trail of optimal complementary food combined with maternal nutrition education
No Intervention or conventional foods
Sponsors
Jimma University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children whose hemoglobin levels is greater than or equal to 10g/dL The children must reside for at least six months in the study area Children whose parents or guardian were voluntary to give verbal and written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children who were chronically ill (Clinically examined by health workers) Children with evidence of mental impairment and severely malnourished (with edematous) Children with WHZ score, HAZ score and WAZ score < -3SD Children of families having definite plan of 'out migration' during study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Iron status or hemoglobin level ;Nutritional status, linear growth and weight gain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal nutrition knowledge and child care practices ;Dietary Intake, Dietary diversity score and meal frequency ;Morbidity Pattern or Health status | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactTefera Belachew
Professor
Outcome results
None listed