A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya

March 9, 2024 updated by: University of New Mexico
This study will determine if an education program about hygiene and child feeding practices, taught by local village community health workers, will improve child growth and decrease the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a rural region of Kenya.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

246

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
        • University of New Mexico

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 month to 6 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child of a mother living in the catchment area of the study who delivered during the enrollment period

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
nutrition and hygiene education by community health workers
Behavioral: nutrition and hygiene education
Monthly education sessions about child feeding and hygiene for mothers of young children, conducted by local Kenyan community health workers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
malnutrition prevalence
Time Frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age
Child malnutrition rates, as measured by the prevalence of underweight, wasting, and growth stunting of the children in each group
Measured when children are 24 months of age

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Child growth
Time Frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age
Child growth as measured by change in z score of the children in each group
Measured when children are 24 months of age

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Prevalence of diarrhea
Time Frame: Prevalence assessed when children reach 24 months of age
Prevalence assessed when children reach 24 months of age

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of New Mexico

Collaborators

University of Nairobi

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Angelo J Tomedi, MD, University of New Mexico

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2012

First Posted (Estimated)

September 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 12, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TOMEDI-12-049

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