Linear Programming Approach to Develop Local Specific Food-based Complementary Feeding Recommendation

Summary

Stunting and anemia amongst under-two children are attributable to poor nutrient intakes. The study evaluates the effectiveness of nutrition education on local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation (CFR) to improve dietary patterns and nutritional intakes, as well as reduce stunting and anemia among under-two children.

Conditions

• Stunting
• Anemia
• Complementary Feeding Recommendation
• Linear Programming
• Indonesia
• Infant and Young Children
• Problem Nutrients

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced NE

Standard nutrition education package from primary health care enhanced with local specific food-based complementary feeding recommendation

BEHAVIORAL

Standard NE

Standard nutrition education package from primary health care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Health Polytechnic of Pontianak

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Health Polytechnic of Malang

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Sambas District Health Office

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Malang District Health Office

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Indonesia University

  collaborator OTHER

• SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Umi Fahmida, Dr. · SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Months

Max Age

11 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-12-19

Primary Completion

2019-10-31

Completion

2019-12-31

Countries

• Indonesia

Study Locations