Integrated Livestock Management for Nutrition in Children Under Five Years of Age in Chad

NCT05890378 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Marshak-FAO-Chad
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 15,000
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a livestock management intervention, with considerations for animal food security, water contamination from animals, and nutrition counseling, in reducing the risk of acute malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years in Kanem and Bahr El Ghazel (BeG) in Chad.

Conditions

Malnutrition, Child

Keywords

malnutrition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Water Quality

  Water quality: total coliform and E. coli

  2023-2026

Study Arms (1)

Cohort by Water Source

Using existing secondary data available on the research communities as well as qualitative inquiry, we will purposefully select 40 water sources for the water analysis across from the communities selected for the implementation research (up to 30 communities with a maximum of 5 water sources per community). The selection of water sources will be stratified by type of water sourceand near the route for long-term animal migration. For each water source, we will aim to have a water sample collected at all water sources twice a day (morning and later afternoon) once a week for four weeks, varying the day of the week. Thus, we will collect a total of 320 water samples in the course of four weeks at the end of the dry season before the rains start.

Other: Testing water

Interventions

Testing water OTHER

Using existing secondary data available on the research communities as well as qualitative inquiry, we will purposefully select 40 water sources for the water analysis across from the communities selected for the implementation research (up to 30 communities with a maximum of 5 water sources per community). The selection of water sources will be stratified by type of water sourceand near the route for long-term animal migration. For each water source, we will aim to have a water sample collected at all water sources twice a day (morning and later afternoon) once a week for four weeks, varying the day of the week. Thus, we will collect a total of 320 water samples in the course of four weeks at the end of the dry season before the rains start.

Cohort by Water Source

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Although the final target for many nutrition messages will be women with young children, their ability to carry out promoted practices depends on the influence and control of a range of actors. Likewise, both men and women in households with livestock make decisions that affect resources provided to milking animals and access to milk - and these individuals are affected by a range of other actors in the community.

You may qualify if:

• Communities selected for the research have to be near a seasonal river
• Households (within those communities) have to have at least one child between the ages of 6 and 59 months.
• Households (within those communities) have to have at least one Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU) of livestock. One TLU is equivalent to either one cow, one camel, 10 goats or 10 sheep.
• Within those households, we will interview the female caretaker
• Anthropometry data will be collected from children 6-59 months and the female caretaker

You may not qualify if:

• lack of children under 5 years of age and/or a required livestock unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tufts University: lead
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: collaborator

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

fecal matter

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Child Nutrition Disorders; Malnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Anastasia Marshak, PhD

CONTACT

(617) 627-3423; anastasia.marshak@tufts.edu

Anna Ronell, PhD

CONTACT

anna.ronell@tufts.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2023
• First Posted: June 6, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2026
• Study Completion: February 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share