Code
01W06620
Duration
01 October 2020 → 30 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Health promotion and policy
Keywords
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
fortified homemade food, nutrition counselling
community management
randomized control trial
Project description
Acute malnutrition is a serious public health problem which impacts on mortality in young children. Among <5 years Bangladeshi children, 14% are acutely malnourished, of which 11% (1.6-1.8 million) are moderately acute malnourished (MAM). The aim of this community trial is to test the effectiveness, the feasibility and scalability of homemade recipe fortified with 15 micronutrients in the management of MAM cases.