Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya

Kimetrica LLC800 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates the impact of additional cash and nutritional counselling on nutrition outcomes in pregnant women and children up to the age of two years in CT-OVC (cash transfer- orphan and vulnerable children) households in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya. The control arm households will receive their normal CT-OVC cash payment and the intervention arm will receive an additional cash payment and nutritional counselling.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

800

Conditions

Growth Disorders Malnutrition

Interventions

Cash and counsellingOTHER

Additional 500 Ksh per child per month and household visits by Community health Volunteers (CHVs)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 23 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women and children aged up to 23 months of age in households receiving CT-OVC cash transfers in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya Exclusion Criteria: * not residing in CT-OVC households

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Stunting

HAZ (height for age z score) \< -2 SDs of WHO median

Time frame: 8-15 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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