Investigating a Context and Culturally Specific Nutrition Intervention for Maternal and Child Undernutrition in a Rural North-East Ghana

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202412697952932

Enrollment

248

Registered

2024-12-23

Start date

2023-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

MOTHER CHILD NUTRITION FRIENDLY HOUSEHOLD INITIATIVE

NO MCHNFI

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Households with women of reproductive age (18–49 years). 2. Households with children aged 6–59 months. 3. Key informants knowledgeable about nutrition intervention implementation. 4. Community opinion leaders in the study communities. 5. Participants in focus group discussions must have resided in their communities for at least one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria: 1. Target populations already receiving comprehensive nutrition education or enrolled in a nutrition project. 2. Target populations suffering from any disease condition or who are generally unwell.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
•Improved dietary diversity and nutritional status among mothers and children. •Increased household awareness and acceptance of healthy nutrition practices. •Strengthened economic resilience of households to afford nutritious foods. •Sustained commitment from household leaders and stakeholders to address malnutrition. •Improved maternal and child nutrition outcomes, including reduced rates of stunting, wasting, underweight, and anaemia in children and mothers. •Enhanced capacity of community volunteers to deliver culturally appropriate nutrition services. •Enhanced community ownership and sustainability of nutrition interventions.	—

Measure

Time frame

•Improved dietary diversity and nutritional status among mothers and children. •Increased household awareness and acceptance of healthy nutrition practices. •Strengthened economic resilience of households to afford nutritious foods. •Sustained commitment from household leaders and stakeholders to address malnutrition. •Improved maternal and child nutrition outcomes, including reduced rates of stunting, wasting, underweight, and anaemia in children and mothers. •Enhanced capacity of community volunteers to deliver culturally appropriate nutrition services. •Enhanced community ownership and sustainability of nutrition interventions.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL STATUS	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactMICHEAL AKENTENG WIAFE

UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

mwiafeakenten@yahoo.ca+233200905456

Outcome results

None listed

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