Food Supplement Treatment for Wasting Children in Indonesia
Wasting, Nutrition Disorder, Child
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Wasting focused on measuring Infant and Young Child Feeding, Program Evaluation, Food Supplementation, Biscuit, wasting children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 6-17 months (still included in under two years old children during the intervention period)
- Underweight children by weight-per-height less than -2.00
- Not received PMT Biscuits at the time of recruitment
- Parents agree to follow the research
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe wasting (weight for height less than -3 Z-score)
- Severe food insecurity households (Severe Household Food Insecurity)
- Tuberculosis infection based on anamnesis
- The possibility of moving to another city within 6 months of intervention
Sites / Locations
- Seameo Regional Center for Food and Nutrition
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Active Comparator
Experimental
Control group
National portion & IYCF counseling
Adjusted portion & local food counseling
The first arm as a control group obtaining only routine IYCF consultation by the posyandu (integrated health service post) cadres and without the provision of biscuits.
The second arm as the national portion & IYCF counseling group to get biscuit with standardized portion as recommended by Ministry of Health and also given the IYCF counseling by the cadres and nutritionist.In the second and third arm, treatment was administered for 3 months according to the recommended duration of biscuit delivery by the Ministry of Health, but all respondents from three arms will continue to be followed in third, sixth, and ninth months from the beginning of treatment.
the third arm as the adjusted portion & local food counseling group receiving biscuit with adjustment in portion and IYCF Counseling that emphasize the optimization of local food. In the second and third arm, treatment was administered for 3 months according to the recommended duration of biscuit delivery by the Ministry of Health, but all respondents from three arms will continue to be followed in third, sixth, and ninth months from the beginning of treatment.