SPOON: Sustained Program for Improving Nutrition - Colombia
Exclusive Breast Feeding, Child Obesity, Malnutrition, Child
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Exclusive Breast Feeding
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must live in the defined intervention areas
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any chronic disease or malformation
- Caretakers of the children plan on moving in the next 24 months
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Standard Counseling and Micronutrients
SPOON Group Counseling with SQ-LNS
Group, Interpersonal Counseling, SQ-LNS
Participants will receive standard services provided by the Ministry of Health, including powder micronutrients. Children receive 1 gram of powdered micronutrientes for 60 days between 6 and 12 months of age, and 60 daily packets per year from the time they are 1 year old until 5 years old.
Participants will receive the supplement SQ-LNS in addition to SPOON group counseling, which is a new form of social communication in which participants will learn relevant lessons in a group format. SQ-LNS consists of a 20g nutrient supplement package that is to be consumed daily between 6 and 24 months of age.
Participants will receive the supplement SQ-LNS in addition to SPOON group and interpersonal counseling, which will consist of both participants learning relevant lessons in group format as well as in formats in which participants will work one-on-one with an instructor. SQ-LNS consists of a 20g nutrient supplement package that is to be consumed daily between 6 and 24 months of age.