The Impact on School Feeding on Children's Growth and Development (schoolfeed)
Malnutrition
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Malnutrition focused on measuring School feeding, Fortified Biscuits, Bangladesh
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 5-11 years of school children
- Giving Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than 12 years of age
- Refuse consent
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Other
2
Non Intervention
The baseline study will be conducted using a cluster randomized study design in which schools represent clusters. Seven schools will be randomly selected from each of 7 Upazilas out of 10 that have been selected for intervention. The school feeding intervention consists of a daily snack in the form of a fortified biscuit that provides 300 kcal per single 75 gm packet (approximately 15% of daily calorie requirements), and a range of micronutrients contributing to about 75% of the daily requirement of vitamin A, folate, iron, iodine, zinc and magnesium. Children whose cognitive abilities are are challenged by autism, mental issues or iodine deficiency will be excluded from the study.
A control group will be included in study design consisting of 7 schools selected randomly from 7 comparable yet adjacent Upazilas not slated for inclusion in the feeding programme. Use of a control group will enable later evaluations to attribute possible improvements in key impact/outcome variables to the intervention itself. An equal number of boys and girls will be selected from each class to enable gender analysis. Children whose cognitive abilities are are challenged by autism, mental issues or iodine deficiency will be excluded from the study.No intervention had given in this group.