Improving Nutrition in Children Under Two Through Increased Egg Consumption in Burkina Faso

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

267 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-05

Study Completion Date

2019-09-20

Brief Summary

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This project targets vulnerable populations of smallholders, women and children and should lead to increased poultry production, increased egg consumption of children, improved nutrition, and increased household level resilience. This innovative intervention will be the gifting of chickens by religious leaders to children ages 6 to 12 months coupled with integrated nutrition and agricultural trainings.

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Detailed Description

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This study involves innovative behavioral change theoretical methodology to empower caregivers as smallholder poultry producers by improving their access to livestock production resources and agricultural extension services, providing tools for improved decision making, and enhancing nutrition based knowledge. Smallholder production is important in eliminating food insecurities and building resilience to improve nutrition in children under 5. Based on the results of the Ethiopian egg project, through messaging and education, this study will foster favorable attitudes and consequent behavioral changes, including increased egg consumption.

Conditions

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Nutrition

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Control Group - with no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions

Study Groups

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Full Intervention

The full intervention group will receive three egg laying chickens that will be presented as a gift to the child by their religious leader (imam or priest) during a gifting ceremony, as well as Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) education training sessions.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.

Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Egg laying chickens will be presented as a gift to the child by a community champion (their religious leader or village chief)) during a gifting ceremony

Education Only

The education only intervention group will receive 3 chickens given in manner similar to animal distribution programs and the INA training sessions.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.

Control

The control group will receive no chickens gifted and no INA training sessions.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Integrated nutrition and agricultural (INA) trainings

Monthly INA training session to help increase knowledge about nutrition and chicken husbandry and help to increase resiliency on a household level.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ceremonial Gifting of Livestock

Egg laying chickens will be presented as a gift to the child by a community champion (their religious leader or village chief)) during a gifting ceremony

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL