Evaluating the Impact of the Food Support Program (Programa de Apoyo Alimentaria)
NCT ID: NCT01304888
Last Updated: 2012-07-26
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
6687 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-10-31
2005-12-31
Brief Summary
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When the program started in 2003 it provided beneficiary households either a cash transfer of 150 Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately 14 USD at the time) per month or a monthly food basket with a cost to the program of 150 pesos. The size of the cash transfer and the amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. The basket contained a number of staple and basic food products and powdered whole milk (Liconsa), which is fortified with Zn, Fe, Vitamin C, and folate (Table 1). The composition of the food basket conformed to the Mexican norm for food aid programs (NOM-169-SSA1-1998), which states that food transfers need to provide at least 20% of the recommended daily energy and protein requirements. Beneficiary households were required to attend nutrition and health education sessions and had to participate in program related logistic activities in order to receive the benefits. These program conditionalities, however, were not strictly enforced.
A community randomized controlled intervention trial was used to evaluate the impact of the intervention. A random sample of 208 rural communities was drawn from the pool of eligible communities in 8 of the poorest states in the South/Eastern region of Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Veracruz). Within each community a random sample of 33 households was selected. The baseline survey was conducted from October 2003 to April 2004. After baseline data collection, the 208 selected communities (6,687 households) randomly assigned to one of four study groups: food basket without education (52 communities, 1657 households), food basket with education (52 communities, 1680 households), cash transfer with education (53 communities, 1687 communities) or control (51 communities, 1663 households). Treatment allocation was carried out by the Ministry of Social Development.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
NONE
Study Groups
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Food basket w/o nutrition education
Food basket w/o nutrition education
A monthly food basket with a cost to the program of 150 pesos. The amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. The basket contained a number of staple and basic food products and powdered whole milk (Liconsa), which is fortified with Zn, Fe, Vitamin C, and folate. The composition of the food basket conformed to the Mexican norm for food aid programs (NOM-169-SSA1-1998). Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were not required to attend nutrition and health education sessions.
Food basket + nutrition education
Food basket + nutrition education
Monthly food basket with a cost to the program of 150 pesos. The amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. The basket contained a number of staple and basic food products and powdered whole milk (Liconsa), which is fortified with Zn, Fe, Vitamin C, and folate. The composition of the food basket conformed to the Mexican norm for food aid programs (NOM-169-SSA1-1998). Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were required to attend nutrition and health education sessions and had to participate in program related logistic activities in order to receive the benefits. These program conditionalities, however, were not strictly enforced.
Control
Control
No benefits were provided
Cash + health and nutrition education
Cash + nutrition education
Cash transfer of 150 Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately 14 USD at the time) per month. The size of the cash transfer and the amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were required to attend nutrition and health education sessions and had to participate in program related logistic activities in order to receive the benefits. These program conditionalities, however, were not strictly enforced.
Interventions
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Cash + nutrition education
Cash transfer of 150 Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately 14 USD at the time) per month. The size of the cash transfer and the amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were required to attend nutrition and health education sessions and had to participate in program related logistic activities in order to receive the benefits. These program conditionalities, however, were not strictly enforced.
Food basket + nutrition education
Monthly food basket with a cost to the program of 150 pesos. The amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. The basket contained a number of staple and basic food products and powdered whole milk (Liconsa), which is fortified with Zn, Fe, Vitamin C, and folate. The composition of the food basket conformed to the Mexican norm for food aid programs (NOM-169-SSA1-1998). Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were required to attend nutrition and health education sessions and had to participate in program related logistic activities in order to receive the benefits. These program conditionalities, however, were not strictly enforced.
Food basket w/o nutrition education
A monthly food basket with a cost to the program of 150 pesos. The amount of food was the same for all households, i.e. no adjustments for family size or composition were made. The basket contained a number of staple and basic food products and powdered whole milk (Liconsa), which is fortified with Zn, Fe, Vitamin C, and folate. The composition of the food basket conformed to the Mexican norm for food aid programs (NOM-169-SSA1-1998). Households received the transfer once every 2 mo. Beneficiary households were not required to attend nutrition and health education sessions.
Control
No benefits were provided
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Households within these communities were eligible if they fell below the "needs" poverty line as defined by the Mexican Ministry of Social Development. This corresponds to an income level sufficient to cover basic needs in food consumption, health and education.
ALL
No
Sponsors
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SecretarÃa de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL)
UNKNOWN
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Principal Investigators
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Teresa Gonzalez de Cossio, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Institute of public Health
Locations
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Countries
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References
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Leroy JL, Gadsden P, Rodriguez-Ramirez S, de Cossio TG. Cash and in-kind transfers in poor rural communities in Mexico increase household fruit, vegetable, and micronutrient consumption but also lead to excess energy consumption. J Nutr. 2010 Mar;140(3):612-7. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.116285. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
Ramirez-Luzuriaga MJ, Unar-Munguia M, Rodriguez-Ramirez S, Rivera JA, Gonzalez de Cosio T. A Food Transfer Program without a Formal Education Component Modifies Complementary Feeding Practices in Poor Rural Mexican Communities. J Nutr. 2016 Jan;146(1):107-13. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.215962. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
Other Identifiers
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INSP01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id