The Un Oeuf study: Design, methods and baseline data from a cluster randomised controlled trial to increase child egg consumption in Burkina Faso

Autor: Aissata Wereme N’Diaye, Heather Stark, Anteneh Omer, Amanda C. Sapp, Sarah L. McKune, Emily V. Moore
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Eggs
Nutrition Education
Nutritional Status
complementary feeding
low‐income countries
03 medical and health sciences
animal source food
0302 clinical medicine
Environmental health
Burkina Faso
Animal source foods
Animals
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Cluster randomised controlled trial
cluster‐randomised controlled trail
Child
Wasting
Consumption (economics)
infant and child nutrition
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Food security
business.industry
Malnutrition
nutrition education
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Original Articles
medicine.disease
Child
Preschool
Pediatrics
Perinatology and Child Health
Original Article
Female
early growth
Underweight
medicine.symptom
business
Chickens
Zdroj: Maternal & Child Nutrition
ISSN: 1740-8709
1740-8695
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13069
Popis: In many low‐income countries, such as Burkina Faso, rates of malnutrition are high among children. Research indicates that animal source foods may provide important elements to improve growth and development of young children, especially during periods of rapid development, such as the first 1,000 days of life. The Un Oeuf study is designed to test an innovative behaviour change communication strategy to increase egg consumption in children 6–24 months in Burkina Faso, thereby improving dietary diversity and nutritional outcomes. This 1‐year cluster randomised controlled trial tests whether the gifting of chickens by a community champion directly to a child, combined with a behaviour change package of integrated poultry management and human nutrition trainings, can significantly increase egg consumption among children under 2 years in rural communities where egg consumption is very low. The nutrition‐sensitive behaviour change package is designed to increase egg consumption through improving livestock production, women's empowerment and food security at the household level. This paper presents a detailed account of the study design and protocol for the Un Oeuf study, alongside a description of the study population. Baseline data show a study population with high rates of malnutrition (stunting 21.6%, wasting 10.8% and underweight 20.4%) and a very low rate of egg consumption—less than 10% among children. Although poultry production is quite common, egg consumption is low reportedly because of cultural norms, including widespread practice of allowing eggs to hatch and a lack of knowledge about the nutritional benefits of egg consumption.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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