Food Aid Quality Review: Feasibility and Acceptability Study of Corn Soy Blend and Fortified Vegetable Oil in Malawi
FAQR-Malawi
2 other identifiers
interventional
6,811
1 country
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Brief Summary
This research will test alternative methods of ensuring compliance with recommended preparation and targeting of supplementary foods for malnourished children under five years of age. The hypotheses that the proposed study intends to test are as follows:
- 1.With appropriate behavior change communication (BCC) and social support, and with provision of CSB and FVO in the correct proportions, it is possible to get women to prepare CSB with oil in the recommended ratio of 100:30, and in quantities just sufficient for the target child.
- 2.Providing CSB to Beneficiary Mothers/Caretakers pre-packaged bags of 2 kg with appropriate messaging and with instructions to direct the food to children and to prepare the CSB with oil in the recommended ratio and feed as instructed will result in better compliance.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 22, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 10, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2014
CompletedFebruary 4, 2015
February 1, 2015
1 year
April 22, 2013
February 2, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in average percent of oil by volume in the porridge as prepared
Having samples of prepared porridge taken from beneficiary mothers analyzed for percentage of oil content. This will allow us to know if the mothers are preparing the porridge in the appropriate ration of 100g CSB: 30g oil.
Baseline (July 2013), Phase I (October 2013) 3 months, Phase II (January 2014) 6 months
Study Arms (4)
Receive extra oil
EXPERIMENTALThis arm will receive enough oil to prepare the CSB they receive in the newly recommended proportion of 100g CSB: 30g oil. They will receive education and instructions on the new method of preparation.
Control-No extra oil received
NO INTERVENTIONThis group will continue to receive only 1L of oil with their CSB has they already have been. They also will not receive any new education.
Receives behavior changed messages on CSB package
EXPERIMENTALGroup receiving CSB repackaged into 2kg packages with messages on package on how to prepare. Only in Phase II.
Control-No repackaged CSB
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Child enrolled in Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) to receive ration (CSB13 and FVO) from 1 of the 16 Food Distribution Points
- Child has an SFP ration card
- Subject's whose mother/caretaker or CSB preparer was contacted to participate in taste test FGD
- Subject's whose mother/caretaker is voluntarily willing to consent to their child's participation in taste tests
You may not qualify if:
- \- All children enrolled in the SFP in the selected program change FDPs are eligible
- Beneficiary Mothers/Caretakers (Mothers/Caretakers of Children Under five years old,U5):
- Beneficiary Mother/Caretaker enrolled in Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) to receive ration (CSB13 and FVO) for her child from 1 of the 16 Food Distribution Points
- Beneficiary Child has an SFP ration card
- Subject who is voluntarily willing to participate by signing the consent form (or if minor, adult is willing to sign on their behalf). Note: This should will only come after the subject has been educated on all that appertains to their her involvement in this study, the consent script read aloud for them and given the chance to make her own non-coerced, non-persuaded and autonomous decision.
- \- Beneficiary Mothers/Caretakers who were interviewed once for this study will not be interviewed a second time during a later Phase of the study.
- Care Group Lead Mothers
- Lead mother who covers the catchment area of the selected 16 FDP's
- Lead mother has been present during the program change period
- Subject who is voluntarily willing to participate by signing the consent form
- \- None
- Health Care Workers (Health Surveillance Agents, Health Promoters, Resource Persons)
- Health Care Workers serving within the catchment area for the 16 FDPs
- Health Care Worker has been present during the study period
- Subject who is voluntarily willing to participate by signing the consent form
- +8 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Unknown Facility
Blantyre, Malawi
Related Publications (1)
Wilner L, Suri DJ, Langlois BK, Walton SM, Rogers BL. Effective delivery of social and behavior change communication through a Care Group model in a supplementary feeding program. J Health Popul Nutr. 2017 Sep 12;36(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s41043-017-0111-3.
PMID: 28899434DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Beatrice L Rogers, PhD
Tufts University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 22, 2013
First Posted
June 10, 2013
Study Start
July 1, 2013
Primary Completion
July 1, 2014
Last Updated
February 4, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-02