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The Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial (ZamCharts)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Lipid based nutrient Supplements (LNS): and Growth Charts for Stunting. Completed, enrolled 2,291 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
According to the latest estimates, 144 million children under age five experience growth faltering. Early life growth faltering or stunting is predictive of a wide array of negative long-term outcomes, including reduced adult height and productivity, diminished health and reduced lifetime incomes. This study builds on a previous pilot study, which suggests that providing parents with tools to measure children's growth at home may be an effective way to prevent early life growth faltering. The objectives of this study are to assess 1) the impact of growth charts on early childhood linear growth; and 2) whether the impact of growth charts can be increased with the provision of food supplements to parents.
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Interventions
LNS are 20 g/\~110 calorie nutrient supplements that provide energy, protein, essential fatty acids and a wide range of micronutrients critical for children ages 6 to 24 months of age. They are designed to complement diets without displacing breastmilk and local dietary preferences and can be mixed into the child's meal or eaten directly from the sachet.
Growth charts have been locally developed to allow parents an easy assessment of their children's height at their home. Charts will be placed on walls inside homes and will provide parents the opportunity to measure their child whenever they want, and will also contain information on the most suitable local foods as well as the importance of diverse diets and frequent feeding.