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| Name | Class |
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| Tigray Development Association | UNKNOWN |
| Mums for Mums | UNKNOWN |
| Tigray Health Research Institute | OTHER |
| Tigray Health Bureau |
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The lack of diversified and enriched complementary foods is one of the key causes of the high burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in Ethiopia. Thus, a new innovative way of diversifying and enriching complementary foods is essential in communities where vulnerable populations are likely to have nutrient gaps in their typical diets and multiple micronutrient deficiencies. The purpose of this project is to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of locally produced cereal based foods (LP-CBFs) and small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) as preventive interventions to effectively reduce the burden of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children in the post conflict settings of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Bahgina group | Experimental | The Bahgina treatment group will be supplemented with Bahgina, a locally produced cereal based product for a maximum of six months at 200g/day. |
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| SQLNS group | Experimental | The small quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQLNS) group will be provided with 20g of SQLNS/day for a maximum of six months. |
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| Control | No Intervention | The control group will get nothing except the routine nutrition services and products provided by the local government sectors. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Bahgina | Dietary Supplement | Bahgina, a locally produced cereal based food, will be provided at 200g/day/child for a duration of six months on top of the routine nutrition services provided by the local government and nutrition partners. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acute Malnutrition | The burden or prevalence of acute malnutrition among 6-23 months old children. | six months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Afework Mulugeta, PhD | Contact | +251 914 382045 | afework.mulugeta@gmail.com | |
| Kidanemariam Alem, MSc | Contact | +251921645753 | kidanemariam2012@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hayelom Kahsay, MD | Tigray Health Research Institute | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tigray Health Research Institute | Recruiting | Mek'ele | Tigray | 1547 | Ethiopia |
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| UNICEF Tigray Office | UNKNOWN |
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| SQLNS | Dietary Supplement | Small quantity lipid based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) will be provided at 20g/day/child for a duration of six months on top of the routine nutrition services provided by the local government and nutrition partners. |
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