Exclusive Breastfeeding Clinical Trial
— A&T-2 EthiopiaOfficial title:
Impact Evaluation of Alive & Thrive's Multi-Sectoral Community-Based Approach to Improving Infant and Young Child Feeding in Amhara, Ethiopia
Verified date | February 2018 |
Source | International Food Policy Research Institute |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Alive & Thrive is an initiative that aims to scale up nutrition to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through improved infant young child feeding (IYCF) practices. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Alive & Thrive intervention package, consisting of interpersonal communication, community mobilization activities, and radio campaign, can increase complementary feeding practices (minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency) while sustaining exclusive breastfeeding rate among children less than two years of age. The impact evaluation uses a cluster-randomized design where 20 geographic clusters (woredas/districts) were randomized to two study arms - 10 intervention areas and 10 comparison areas. Repeated cross-sectional baseline and endline surveys will be used to assess program impact.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 3120 |
Est. completion date | April 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 15 Years to 49 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Gives informed consent - Being aged from 15 to 49 years (women of reproductive age) - Has at least one infant less than 24 months old who is currently alive and lives with her |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Ethiopia | International Food Policy Research Institute | Addis Ababa |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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International Food Policy Research Institute | FHI 360, Save the Children |
Ethiopia,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Exclusive breastfeeding among children aged 0-5.9 months in the intervention areas only | The proportion of infants aged less than 6 months who were exclusively breastfed on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Primary | Minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23.9 months | The proportion of children aged 6-23.9 months months who received foods from 4 or more food groups on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Primary | Minimum meal frequency of (semi) solid or soft foods among children aged 6-23.9 months | The proportion of children aged 6-23.9 months who received (semi) solid or soft foods the minimum number of times or more on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Early initiation of breastfeeding among children aged 0-5.9 months in the intervention areas only and among children aged 6-23.9 months in intervention and comparison areas | The proportion of children aged less than 24 months who were breastfed within 1 hour of birth. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Continued breastfeeding at 1 year among children aged 12-15.9 months | The proportion of children aged 12-15.9 months who were breastfed on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Timely introduction of (semi) solid or soft foods among children aged 6-8.9 months | The proportion of infants aged 6-8.9 months who received (semi) solid or soft foods on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6-23.9 months | The proportion of children aged 6-23.9 months who received a minimum acceptable diet (minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency) on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Consumption of iron-rich foods among children aged 6-23.9 months | The proportion of children aged 6-23.9 months who received an iron-rich or iron-fortified food on the day preceding the interview. | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Mother's accurate knowledge of adequate child feeding practices | Proportion of mothers who report correct knowledge about breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices based on questionnaire | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Mother's beliefs, self-efficacy, and perceptions of social norms about child feeding during fasting | Proportion of mothers who report positive beliefs, self-efficacy, and perceptions of social norms about feeding animal source foods to children and feeding as often as usual during fasting based on questionnaire | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 | |
Secondary | Nutritional status of children 6-23 months of age | Prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting among children 6-23 months | 2 years after baseline in a cross-sectional endline survey scheduled for March-April 2017 |
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