Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutrition

Treatments: Behavioral: Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings; Behavioral: Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04135625

AID-OAA-L-15-00003 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

IRB201702810

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.

Full description

This study involves innovative behavioral change theoretical methodology to empower caregivers as smallholder poultry producers by improving their access to livestock production resources and agricultural extension services, providing tools for improved decision making, and enhancing nutrition based knowledge. Smallholder production is important in eliminating food insecurities and building resilience to improve nutrition in children under 5. Based on the results of the Ethiopian egg project, through messaging and education, this study will foster favorable attitudes and consequent behavioral changes, including increased egg consumption.

Enrollment: 267 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The study population will be selected with the assistance of the OCADES Caritas Kaya and the CHWs who are actively involved and trusted within the targeted village communities.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living within the identified areas of the study population

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of egg allergies
• severe malnutrition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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267 participants in 3 patient groups

Full Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

The full intervention group will receive three egg laying chickens that will be presented as a gift to the child by their religious leader (imam or priest) during a gifting ceremony, as well as Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) education training sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings

Behavioral: Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock

Education Only

Active Comparator group

Description:

The education only intervention group will receive 3 chickens given in manner similar to animal distribution programs and the INA training sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions.