Stunting and anemia amongst under-two children are attributable to poor nutrient intakes. The study evaluates the effectiveness of nutrition education on local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation (CFR) to improve dietary patterns and nutritional intakes, as well as reduce stunting and anemia among under-two children.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
926
Standard nutrition education package from primary health care enhanced with local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation
Standard nutrition education package from primary health care
Sambas District Health Office
Sambas, West Borneo, Indonesia
Malang District Health Office
Malang, West Java, Indonesia
Change in anthropometric measurements
to measure the change in length measured by using WHO growth standard length-for-Age (Z-Score) before and after intervention period.
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at midpoint of intervention (week 12), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in hemoglobin status
to measure the change in hemoglobin (g/L) before and after intervention
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in iron status
to measure the change in serum ferritin (microgram/L) before and after intervention
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in zinc status
to measure the change in serum zinc (mg/L) before and after intervention
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in dietary patterns
Dietary patterns will be measured by using Dietary Diversity Score
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at midpoint of intervention (week 12), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in iron intake
iron intake (mg/day)
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at midpoint of intervention (week 12), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in zinc intake
zinc intake (mg/day)
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at midpoint of intervention (week 12), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
Change in calcium intake
calcium intake (mg/day)
Time frame: At baseline before intervention (week 0), at midpoint of intervention (week 12), at endpoint after intervention (week 24)
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