Evaluation of REACTS-IN, an Intervention to Improve Nutrition, Hygiene, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Summary

This is an independent evaluation of World VIsion's 7-year quasi-experimental intervention to improve nutrition, nutrition-related rights and gender equality for women, adolescent girls, and children under five years of age in rural Bangladesh, Kenya, and Tanzania. The evaluation will collect baseline, midline, and end-line data from intervention communities, schools, and health facilities. Only baseline and endline will be collected on the comparison communities. The evaluation objectives are to test if the intervention improved indicators for (i) child anthropometry, (ii) maternal and child dietary practices, (iii) women's empowerment, and (iv) equitable health service access for nutrition and sexual and reproductive needs. The evaluation analysis will take into account gender differences in the indicators.

Conditions

• Stunting
• Gender Equality
• Acceptability of Health Care
• Diet; Deficiency
• Empowerment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education intervention on nutrition, gender equity, WASH, sexual and reproductive health rights

Educational training on nutrition, gender equity, WASH, sexual and reproductive health rights will take place in communities (including schools) for women, men, and adolescents

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

school-based iron-folic acid supplement program

The program will help support and promote the school-based programs of weekly iron and folic acid supplementation for adolescent girls, in countries where it is allowed.

BEHAVIORAL

Health service training on equitable access to nutrition, health, and sexual and reproductive services

Training and support activities to make gender-equitable nutrition, health, and sexual and reproductive services in the health facilities

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

bio-fortified crops

The program promotes and distributes bio-fortified crops, including orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, rice, beans, and corn

Sponsors & Collaborators

• World Vision Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• Global Affairs Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• McGill University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Grace S Marquis, PhD · McGill University

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-09-01

Primary Completion

2029-06-30

Completion

2029-12-31

Countries

• Bangladesh
• Kenya
• Tanzania

Study Locations