Post Harvest Losses Of Fruits And Vegetables along the Value Chain and its Relationship with Nutritional Status of Women And Children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202310582275172

Enrollment

240

Registered

2023-10-10

Start date

2022-09-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

No intervention

Nutrition education and counselling on food preservation methods

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fruits and vegetable farmers and retailers in the Ho west district. Women in their reproductive age and children aged 2- 5 years residing in the district.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Farmers and retailers who do not deal in fruits and vegetables will be excluded and farmers and retailers who deal in fruits and vegetables outside the Ho west district Children with congenital disorders, disabilities and diseases (Malaria, HIV, TB, cancer, severe diarrhoae etc.) and / or requiring specialized care and hospitalization will be excluded from the study. Children with severe malnutrition (WHZ <-3SD or HAZ < -3SD) with complications that require inpatient care and tube fed children and children outside the preferred age range Pregnant women and women with diseases such Tuberculosis, malaria, HIV etc

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nutritional Status of women and children	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Post-harvest loss along the value chain	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactHermann Erick Lutterodt

Senior Lecturer

paalutu@yahoo.com233245972367

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026