IMPACT OF A CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM TARGETING THE "1000 DAYS PERIOD" ON LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND GROWTH RETARDATION: A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN TOGO

Background and objectives: In northern Togo, the Government, the World Bank and Unicef have implemented an intervention program in two rural regions aiming at promoting children's nutrition, health and rights. The program consisted of a monthly cash transfer (CT) of 8.40 USD given to women duri...

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Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2017-10, Vol.71 (Suppl. 2), p.333
Main Authors: Briaux, Justine, Carles, Sophie, Kameli, Yves, tin, Sonia, Rollet, Pascaline, Becquet, Renaud, Martin-Prével, Yves, Savy, Mathilde
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth weight
Child development
Childbirth & labor
Children
Childrens health
Growth rate
Intervention
Low birth weight
Motivation
Nutrition
Regression analysis
Rural areas
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
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Summary:Background and objectives: In northern Togo, the Government, the World Bank and Unicef have implemented an intervention program in two rural regions aiming at promoting children's nutrition, health and rights. The program consisted of a monthly cash transfer (CT) of 8.40 USD given to women during the "1,000 days period" (from conception until the child reaches the age of two), combined with Behavior Change Communication activities (BCCA). The program's impact on growth retardation and low birth weight was analyzed. Methods: In both regions, 162 villages were randomized into either an intervention group (CT+BCCA) or a control group (BCCA). Two repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted among random samples of 6-30 mo old children and their mothers before the intervention (baseline, n=2,658) and two years after the start of the intervention (endline, n=2,031). Standardized anthropometrics of children were measured to determine growth retardation prevalence, defined as a weight-for-height Z-score
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000480486