Evaluation of Integrating MIYCN Interventions in Existing CGPP of PCI

Summary

The study has two arms; both experimental and control areas will receive standard interventions given under polio eradication program of PCI. Participants in the experimental arm receive additional interventions on nutrition (improve diet diversity in pregnant women and children of 6-23 months) for exact 12 months. The study includes awareness generation (regarding nutrition) through community mobilization, counseling and capacity building of community mobilization.

Conditions

• Polio

Interventions

OTHER

Maternal dietary diversity

Counsel pregnant women for proper dietary intake and create awareness among family members and community to support her on maternal nutrition

OTHER

Diet diversity in complementary feeding

Counsel mothers of children of 6-23 months on diet diversity in complementary feeding by demonstration during home-visits and seek support from father and family members

OTHER

Exclusive Breast Feeding

Counselling on exclusive breast feeding among children under 6 months-Provide information to mothers of children of 3-6 months for exclusive breast feeding through home visits, and mothers meetings

OTHER

Community mobilization

Engagement of local/religious leader, husbands to support diet diversity for pregnant women and doctors and fathers to support diet diversity for complementary feeding

OTHER

Capacity Building

Capacity Building-Training of Community mobilization coordinator and mentoring for knowledge enhancement on nutrition for pregnant women and children below 2 years

OTHER

Use of existing platforms VHSND

Convergence- Strengthen Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Day for creating awareness on diet diversity for maternal nutrition and complementary feeding

OTHER

Strategic use of data

Strategic use of data-Data analysis for concurrent monitoring,planning and decision making to improve the performance of CMCs

Sponsors & Collaborators

• International Food Policy Research Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Project Concern International India

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• FHI 360

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Preeti Das, MPS · FHI 360

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Max Age

49 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-12-01

Primary Completion

2018-12-24

Completion

2018-12-24

Countries

• India

Study Locations