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A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya

NCT01679535 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 246

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

This study will determine if an education program about hygiene and child feeding practices, taught by local village community health workers, will improve child growth and decrease the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a rural region of Kenya.

Conditions

  • Child Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

nutrition and hygiene education

Monthly education sessions about child feeding and hygiene for mothers of young children, conducted by local Kenyan community health workers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nairobi

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Angelo J Tomedi, MD · University of New Mexico

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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