Table 1.

Program components of two cluster‐randomized controlled studies of Preventing Malnutrition in Children under 2 Years of Age Approach programmes

	PROCOMIDA (Guatemala)					Tubaramure (Burundi)
Designed to evaluate	Optimal composition of the individual ration and size of the family ration					Optimal timing and duration of food assistance
Study arm	FFR + CSB	RFR + CSB	NFR + CSB	FFR + LNS	FFR + MNP	T24	T18	TNFP
Family ration	Fulla	Reduced	None	Full	Full	Yesa	Yes	Yes
Individual rationb	CSBc	CSB	CSB	LNSd	MNPe	CSB and oilf	CSB and oil	CSB and oil
Start of food ration eligibility	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Pregnancy	Birth
End of food ration eligibility	24 months	24 months	24 months	24 months	24 months	24 months	18 months	24 months
BCC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Health service strengthening	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Abbreviations: BCC, behaviour change communication; CSB, corn–soy blend; FFR, full family ration; LNS, lipid‐based nutrient supplement; MNP, micronutrient powder; NFR, no family ration; PROCOMIDA, Programa Comunitario Materno Infantil de Diversificación Alimentaria; RFR, reduced family ration.

^aIn Guatemala, the full monthly ration was 6 kg of rice, 4 kg of beans, and 1,850 g of fortified vegetable oil, and the reduced was 3 kg of rice, 3 kg of beans, and 925 g of fortified vegetable oil. In Burundi, the monthly family ration was 12 kg of CSB and 1,200 g of fortified vegetable oil.

^bProvided to women who were pregnant or had a child between 0 and 5 months old and children 6–23 months.

^cWomen and children received 4 kg each month.

^dWomen received 30 sachets (20 g), and children received 60 sachets (10 g) each month.

^eWomen and children received 60 sachets (2 g) each month.

^fWomen received 6 kg of CSB and 600 g of fortified vegetable oil, and children received 3 kg of CSB and 300 g of fortified vegetable oil each month.