CompletedNot Applicable

Cash Transfers to Increase Dietary Diversity in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia

Liberia599 participantsStarted 2019-10-15

Plain-language summary

The investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy of a cash transfer and nutrition education program delivered by community health assistants to increase dietary diversity among children 6 to 23 months of age in Grand Gedeh County, Liberia.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 23 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants 6 to 23 months of age * Participants with consenting caregivers to have monthly visits and to participate in the program * Caregivers of all ages will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who are younger than 6 months of age (children \< 6 months of age are encouraged to exclusively breastfeed, making dietary diversity irrelevant in this age group) * Participants older than 23 months of age * Participants with non-consenting caregivers

What they're measuring

Change in proportion of children 6 to 23 months of age who meet minimum dietary diversity scores (DDS) over the study period as reported by caregivers

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04101487

SponsorBoston Children's Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-07-31

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