The study is a prospective community-cluster non-randomized trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of a program that will provide 30-day egg vouchers to mothers of 6 to 24 month-old children living in rural areas of Intibucá, Honduras.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
400
30-day egg vouchers will be provided monthly, in addition to standard of care.
Participants will continue to receive the standard of care. No egg vouchers.
Clinica medica Roy and Melaney Sanders
Concepción, Intibucá Department, Honduras
RECRUITINGChanges in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 6 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in Length/Height-for-age z-scores (zHAZ) from baseline at 12 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: Change from baseline zHAZ at 12 months
Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 6 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards (zHAZ \<-2)
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in the prevalence of stunting from baseline at 12 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards (zHAZ \<-2)
Time frame: 12 months
Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 6 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in the prelavence of underweight (Weight-for-age z-score <-2) from baseline at 12 months
Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: 12 months
Assessment of rapid weight gain after 6 months of intervention
Defined as a zBMI upward percentile crossing (\>+0.67 SD) Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: 6 months
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Assessment of rapid weight gain after 12 months of intervention
Defined as a zBMI upward percentile crossing (\>+0.67 SD) Calculated using the 2006 World Health Organization Child Growth Standards
Time frame: 12 months
Changes in the prevalence of diarrhea from baseline at 12 months
Defined as three or more liquid or semisolid stools in 24 hours
Time frame: 12 months
Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory symptoms from baseline at 12 months
Defined as reported presence of cough, or nasal congestion, or ear ache, or sore throat in the last 7 days.
Time frame: 12 months
Changes in the prevalence of Respiratory infections from baseline at 12 months
Defined as reported presence of fever + any of the following symptoms: cough, or nasal congestion, or ear ache, or sore throat in the last 7 days
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 6 months
Measured using the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria)
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in the food insecurity scores from baseline at 12 months
Measured using the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria)
Time frame: 12 months
Changes in the dietary diversity scores from baseline at 6 months
Measured using the frequency of intake survey from the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria)
Time frame: 6 months
Changes in the dietary diversity scores from baseline at 12 months
Measured using the frequency of intake survey from the 2012 Latin American and Caribbean scale of Food insecurity (Escala Latinoamercana y Caribeña de Seguridad Alimentaria)
Time frame: 12 months