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Prevention or Cure: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Targeting Food Supplements to Malnourished Children Compared to Universal Targeting of Children Under Two in Haiti
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Fortified food rations and Education and communication to improve feeding practices for Malnutrition. Completed, across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The objective of this study is to compare two approaches to targeting donated supplementary food to young children. The study compares the effectiveness of the widely-used curative approach where targeting is based on the child's poor nutritional status to a preventive approach which targets children in poor communities solely on the basis of age and provides supplementary food to all children aged 6-23 months. Cost-effectiveness of the two targeting approaches will also be assessed.
Study Details
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Interventions
The Fortified food rations were included in both arms, but targeted to all children 6-24 months of age in the 'preventive' arm and to malnourished children (WAZ \<-2 Z-scores) in the 'recuperative arm. Food rations included Corn-Soy Blend, lentils, oil and wheat.
The education and communication to improve infant and young child feeding was an integral part of the intervention. In the preventive arm, this intervention was targeted to pregnant and lactating mothers and mothers of children 0-24 months of age. The education was done using mother's groups In the recuperative arm, the BCC intervention was only targeted to pregnant and lactating women and mothers of malnourished children under the age of five.