A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya

University of New Mexico246 enrolled

Overview

This study will determine if an education program about hygiene and child feeding practices, taught by local village community health workers, will improve child growth and decrease the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a rural region of Kenya.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

246

Conditions

Child Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

nutrition and hygiene educationBEHAVIORAL

Monthly education sessions about child feeding and hygiene for mothers of young children, conducted by local Kenyan community health workers

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MonthMax age: 6 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Child of a mother living in the catchment area of the study who delivered during the enrollment period

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

malnutrition prevalence

Child malnutrition rates, as measured by the prevalence of underweight, wasting, and growth stunting of the children in each group

Time frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age

Secondary Outcomes

Child growth

Child growth as measured by change in z score of the children in each group

Time frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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