Effectiveness of SNF and SBCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children in Afghanistan: a Quasi-experimental Study
Effectiveness of SNF and SBCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children in Afghanistan: a Quasi-experimental Study
NCT ID: NCT04581993 Phase: NA Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 33100 Completion: 2022-12-31
Conditions
Stunting, Malnutrition, Child
Interventions
Super Cereal - wheat soya blend with sugar, Lipid-based nutrient supplement-medium quantity (LNS-MQ), Social and behavior change communication (SBCC)
Summary
Over the years, there has been some progress made in reducing stunting in Afghanistan, the prevalence remains high with half of the provinces experiencing rates above the WHO alert threshold. As part of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), the World Food Programme (WFP) plans to implement a stunting prevention programme in collaboration with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) through its Public Nutrition Department (PND) in selected locations with stunting rates above 45%. The programme will emphasis on appropriate nutrition support in the '1000 days' window of opportunity with special focus on proven effective nutrition interventions such appropriate breast feeding, complementary feeding, micronutrient supplementation, malnutrition treatment and prevention, WASH.
Primary Outcome
Reduction in stunting