The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of potato almond orange cookie supplementation on the nutritional status of stunted under-five children. The main questions aimed to answer are: * Can cookie supplementation improve the weight of stunted under-five children? * Can cookie supplementation improve the weight for age z score of stunted under-five children? Participants divided in the two groups i.e.: * Treatment group received 50 g potato almond orange cookie each day during 4 weeks. * Control group received 50 g potato orange cookie each day during 4 weeks. * Mothers of both groups given balanced nutrition education for stunted under-five children twice at the second and third week of study.
Treatment group received 50 g potato almond orange cookie each day during 4 weeks. Control group received 50 g potato orange cookie each day during 4 weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
42
Trained enumerator distributed 50 g cookies three times a week during 30 days to the treatment group. Anthropometry measurement: weight and height measured at pre study, during study (once a week), and post study.
Depok, Depok Jaya, Sawangan Sub-districts
Depok, West Java, Indonesia
Mean change of weight
Mean change of weight was measured by digital weighing SECA.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Mean change of height
Height was measured by microtoise.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Mean change of Height for Age - Z score
Height for Age - Z score was counted by WHO Anthro aplication
Time frame: 4 weeks
Balanced nutrition of stunted under-five children knowledge
Mean change of mothers' knowledge on the balanced nutrition education measured by end-line questionnaire at the fourth week of study.
Time frame: 4 weeks
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