Effectiveness and Acceptability Evaluation of Adolescent Nutrition CCT Pilot in Pakistan

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

In Pakistan, adolescent girls aged 15-19 years are particularly vulnerable to anemia and malnutrition, with over half (54.7%) being anemic. Many of these girls, especially those out of school, are often excluded from health interventions. Approximately 2.1 million adolescent girls (9%) are out of school. To address malnutrition among this group, the Government of Pakistan has prioritized adolescent girls and women under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) through the Nashonuma conditional cash transfer (CCT) intervention. A new pilot program linked to the CCT is being implemented in six flood-affected districts across Pakistan. The intervention focuses on delivering nutrition interventions to adolescent daughters of Kafalat beneficiaries. This effectiveness study using a mixed-methods evaluation approach will assess the program's impact on reducing anemia, improving nutrition, and enhancing equity in access to nutrition services

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 15
Maximum Age: 19
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adolescent girls 15-19 years of age

• Currently living in households in the intervention communities

• Their mothers are current recipients of the BISP UCCT amount

• Their mothers are current recipients of Additional CCT amount for having an adolescent daughter participate

• Receiving WIFAS for herself and for her adolescent daughter

• Participate in adolescent nutrition education sessions.

• Mothers of adolescent girls

• Fathers of adolescent girls

• BISP facility providers

• Lady Health workers

• Community influencers

Locations
Other Locations
Pakistan
Aga Khan University
RECRUITING
Karachi
Contact Information
Primary
Sajid B Soofi, MBBS, FCPS
saji.soofi@aku.edu
+92213486
Backup
Muhammad Umer, MBA
muhammad.umer@aku.edu
+92213486
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-11-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 2131
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention pilot districts
Consisted of 4 districts from four provinces of Pakistan
No_intervention: Control districts
For each intervention district within every province, a corresponding control district was selected. The control districts were identified and selected based on being the closest match to the intervention district in terms of prevalence of anemia and nutritional status (BMI) among adolescent girls as reported in the National Nutritional Survey 2018. The rate of anemia and iron folic acid intake in last pregnancy (an indicator of nutrition services being accessed) between the intervention and control districts was also comparable for the women of reproductive age (15-49 years). Comparison districts were selected for not having an ongoing WIFAS or adolescent nutrition program for adolescents.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: World Food Programme (WFP), Nutrition International
Leads: Aga Khan University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov