In Utero Capacity Formation and Socio-economic Outcomes

Folic Acid Deficiency Clinical Trial

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Official title:

The Contribution of Health in Utero to Capacity Formation, Education and Economic Outcomes: Experimental Evidence From Tanzania

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01412580
• Other study ID #: F19899-101
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 2002
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Harvard University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Because of the high returns of schooling in developing countries, policymakers pay a lot of attention to increasing school access. But if the mother is deficient in key micronutrients, brain development can biologically constrain children's demand for education. To execute this strategy, the investigators collect cohort observational data on a previous randomized controlled trial with micronutrient supplements offered to HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2001 to 2003.

Description:

This is a cohort study which collected follow-up observational data on households which were offered micronutrient supplements. The followup study outcomes include various socio-economic household characteristics and parental post-natal behaviors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 4000
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: September 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 49 Years
• Eligibility: These were individuals from the larger study and this study is an observational follow-up.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Folic Acid Deficiency

Intervention

Other:
• observational follow-up
observational follow-up

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Tanzania	MUHAS	Dar es Salaam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Harvard University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Tanzania, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Children's Cognitive Development		During 2011-2012 (1 year)
Primary	Children's Health	BMI, Disease Incidence, Self-reported health	During 2011-2012 (1 year)
Primary	Parental Postnatal Investment Behavior	Outcomes on parental care: care, cognitive stimulation, within-household time and money allocation	During 2011-2012 (1 year)
Primary	Educational Status	School attendance, Student performance (at school), Test Performance	During 2011-2012 (1 year)
Secondary	Parental Labor Force Participation	Parent's labor force outcomes: labor status, wages, type of job	During 2011-2012 (1 year)