ISRCTN29521514.
Methods | Non‐randomised cluster controlled trial |
Participants | Residents in refugee camps in Mogadishu |
Interventions | Unconditional cash transfer (concern NGO) |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: individual diet diversity scores of children aged 6–59 months, measured during the baseline survey and during end‐line survey after 3 months of intervention; incidence of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months (defined as a MUAC < 12.5 cm or nutritional oedema, or both), measured over 6 months of follow‐up following the start of the intervention Secondary outcomes: prevalence of global acute malnutrition (weight‐for‐height < –2 z‐scores or nutritional oedema, or both) in children aged 6–59 months; mean weight‐for‐height in children aged 6–59 months; household expenditure; Household Dietary Diversity Score (24‐hour recall); Household Food Insecurity Access Scale score (1‐month recall); Coping Strategies Index (7‐day recall); access to water and sanitation; infant and young child feeding practices in children aged < 2 years; 2‐week retrospective morbidity; treatment sought and received; mean maternal MUAC; mean maternal BMI |
Notes | Potential study for review update |