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Evaluating a Family-based Nutrition and Garden Intervention in Rural Guatemala
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Standard of care nutrition support, Home-based nutrition education, and 1 other intervention for Malnutrition and Dietary Modification. Completed, enrolled 140 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a pilot quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of adding a family garden intervention to an existing wrap-around nutrition intervention for children with chronic malnutrition and their family. The existing nutrition intervention is provided by community health workers affiliated with Wuqu' Kawoq \| Maya Health Alliance. A single community in rural Guatemala will participate in the intervention, with the goal to recruit approximately 70 families in the combined nutrition/garden intervention. A nearby community, also participating in the nutrition intervention, will serve as a nonrandom contemporaneous control. Aims of the study include: 1. Evaluate the impact of the garden intervention on maternal and child dietary diversity, child growth and household food insecurity. 2. Use the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to conduct a preliminary implementation analysis, to guide a future, well-controlled study.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Subjects will be provided with a standard food ration and with a multiple micronutrient powder (Chispitas) or lipid-based nutrient supplement (Nutributter)
Health promoters will use 24-hour dietary recall information to assess meal frequency and dietary diversity and then provide tailored nutrition coaching to parents.
Health promoters will facilitate the building and maintenance of a family home garden using a square foot or container gardening method.