Clinical trial NCT05254717: Effect of Soaking Complementary Foods Flour on Hemoglobin Concentration, Anthropometric Deficits and Episode of Diarrheal, Cough and Fever Morbidities
Official title: Effect of Soaking Complementary Foods Flour on Hemoglobin Concentration Level, Anthropometric Deficits and Episode of Diarrheal, Cough and Fever Morbidities of Children Age 6-24 Months
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Anemia
Keywords: Complementary feeding
soaking Flours
Undernutrition
Anemia
Lead sponsor: Madda walabu university
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-02-24
Enrollment: 700
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 24
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Removing anti nutrient factors using simple cost-effective and sustainable household methods to improve nutritional status of children in communities were plant based complementary foods are the main source of Nutrients is highly recommended. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine effect of soaking complementary foods on hemoglobin, nutritional and health status of children 6-23 months in agrarian community of bale zone.

Detailed description: Objectives of the intervention

* To determine prevalence and associated factors of nutritional status and anemia among children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale zone
* To Explore the complementary feeding practice knowledge perception of mother with children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale zone
* To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone
* To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on hemoglobin level of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone
* To determine effect of soaking complementary foods flour on frequency of morbidity of children aged 6-23 months in agrarian community of Bale Zone

Target groups The target groups for the intervention will be mothers with their children aged 6-23 months in selected Districts of Bale zone and participated in the baseline study.

Following baseline study, the two districts were assigned to be either an intervention or comparison group randomly. While the intervention community received the Nutrition counselling on promotion of complementary flour soaking, the comparison community was monitored for presence of any other intervention that might have a potential to mask the effect of the current intervention in the target. The intervention will be carried out for a period of six months.

End-line data collection included the following major components:

* Dietary Diversity practice
* Anthropometric measurements
* Hemoglobin test

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Voluntarily agreed mothers with children aged 6-23 month

  * Mothers with children aged 6-23 month who lived at least six months in the selected communities
  * Mothers who have no plan to leave the area within 6 months period

Exclusion Criteria:

* • If the child is seriously ill at the time of data collection

  * Children with severe anemia hemoglobin level \<= 7mg/dl will be excluded

Primary outcomes:
measure: children's blood hemoglobin concentration level
timeFrame: 15 days post intervention
measure: children's Anthropometric deficits; Wasting (low-weight-for-length), stunting (low-Length-for-age) and underweight (low-weight-for-age)
timeFrame: 15 days post intervention
measure: children's Episode of Diarrheal, cough and fever Morbidities
timeFrame: 15 days post intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Jimma
country: Ethiopia
facility: Jimma University
state: Oromia
Study officials:
affiliation: Dean of School of Graduate Studies, Jimma University
name: Tefera Proff. Belachew, PHD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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