Linear Programming Approach to Develop Local Specific Food-based Complementary Feeding Recommendation

SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition926 enrolled

Overview

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

Conditions

Stunting Anemia Complementary Feeding Recommendation Linear Programming Indonesia Infant and Young Children

Interventions

Enhanced NEBEHAVIORAL

Standard nutrition education package from primary health care enhanced with local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation

Standard NEBEHAVIORAL

Standard nutrition education package from primary health care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 MonthsMax age: 11 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 6-11 months old at baseline * living in selected area during the study * apparently healthy * willing to take part in the study and taken venous blood sample by getting signed consent from parents Exclusion Criteria: * the child does not present during venous blood sample collection

Locations (2)

Sambas District Health Office

Sambas, West Borneo, Indonesia

Malang District Health Office

Malang, West Java, Indonesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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)

Secondary Outcomes

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)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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