The Un Oeuf study: Design, methods and baseline data from a cluster randomised controlled trial to increase child egg consumption in Burkina Faso
Stark H, Omer A, Wereme N'Diaye A, Sapp AC, Moore EV, McKune SL
Maternal & child nutrition · 8 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Not stated
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- United States Agency for International Development
- Government
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Food Security
- Grants
- United States Agency for International Development (AID-OAA-L-15-); United States Agency for International Development (OAA-L-15-00003)
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-08-08 · Matern Child Nutr · vol. 17 · issue 1 · p. e13069
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 18 citations · more than 78% of similar papers · 1.3× the field average
- References
- 33 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Child Nutrition and Water Access · Livestock and Poultry Management · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Keywords
- Underweight, Wasting, Consumption (sociology), Medicine, Malnutrition, Population, Cluster randomised controlled trial, Environmental health, Cluster (spacecraft), Socioeconomics, Demography, Randomized controlled trial, Obesity, Economics
- MeSH
- animals, chickens, humans, malnutrition, nutritional status, eggs, child, child, preschool, infant, burkina faso, female, randomized controlled trials as topic
6 authors
From US, ET, BF
- Heather A. Stark · correspondingUniversity of Florida Health; University of Florida; University of Florida Health Science Center
- Anteneh OmerHawassa University
- Aïssata Wereme N’diayeInstitut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles
- Amanda C. SappUniversity of Florida Health; University of Florida; University of Florida Health Science Center
- Emily V. MooreUniversity of Florida Health; University of Florida; University of Florida Health Science Center
- Sarah Lindley McKuneUniversity of Florida Health; University of Florida; University of Florida Health Science Center
Abstract
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.
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