Food Consumption and Iron Status Survey in Two Provinces of Rural Burkina Faso

NCT02376140 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HarvestPlus Agreement #8908
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 480
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Sorghum is the primary source of food for more than 300 million people in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. The grain is one of the few crops that grow well in arid climates, but has a low content in most essential nutrients and is difficult to digest. The African Bio-fortified Sorghum (ABS) Project, a consortium of nine institutions led by Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International, is working to develop new varieties of sorghum that are easier to digest and contain lower levels of phytates to improve the bioavailability of micronutrients. In order to determine their target levels, the ABS project needs reliable information on current levels of micronutrient deficiency and consumption patterns of sorghum and nutrients of interest, e.g. iron, zinc, and vitamin A in women and preschool children, which are not currently available in Burkina Faso. A background nutrition survey among children and women, comprised of two rounds, one in the lean season (July - August) and one in the harvest season (November - January), has been conducted to provide quantitative estimates of sorghum, vitamin A, iron and zinc intakes by women and young children from two rural provinces of Burkina Faso. The survey also had a biochemical component which included blood collection and analysis for indicators of deficiency for vitamin A, iron and zinc. Other important components of this study included anthropometric measurements, household and child morbidity questionnaires, and collection of sorghum samples for analysis of phytate, vitamin A, iron and zinc content.

Conditions

Nutrient Intake Disorder; Deficiency of Micronutrients

Keywords

micronutrient deficiency; 24-H recall; West Africa; Food consumption

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Usual dietary intakes (quantitative 24-H recalls + repetition on a subsample)

  quantitative 24-H recalls + repetition on a subsample

  Up to 2 months data collection repeated 4 months apart (July-August 2010 / November-December 2010)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Micronutrient status (Biomarkers of vitamin A, iron and zinc + inflammation proteins)

  Up to 2 months data collection (November-December 2010)

• Food composition (Contents of foods in iron, zinc, polyphenolic compounds and phytates)

  Up to 2 months data collection repeated 4 months apart (July-August 2010 / November-December 2010)

Study Arms (2)

Women

Mothers of children 36-59 months old No intervention

Children

Children 36-59 months old No intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 36 Months - 59 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Children 36-59 months old and their mothers

You may qualify if:

• to have a child aged 36-59 months with a mother living in the same HH;
• to give informed consent;
• not to plan to leave the village before the next round of data collection

You may not qualify if:

• refusal
• plan to leave the village
• visible severe unhealthy condition or handicap

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement: lead
• Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso: collaborator
• HarvestPlus: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Arsenault JE, Nikiema L, Allemand P, Ayassou KA, Lanou H, Moursi M, De Moura FF, Martin-Prevel Y. Seasonal differences in food and nutrient intakes among young children and their mothers in rural Burkina Faso. J Nutr Sci. 2014 Nov 13;3:e55. doi: 10.1017/jns.2014.53. eCollection 2014.

  PMID: 26101623 RESULT

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

Serum

Study Officials

• Yves MARTIN-PREVEL, PhD

  Institute of Research fo Development (IRD)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2015
• First Posted: March 3, 2015
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2011
• Study Completion: February 1, 2012
• Last Updated: March 3, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-02