Wendt 2019.
| Study name | Food and agricultural approaches to reducing malnutrition (FAARM): protocol for a cluster‐randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a Homestead Food Production programme on undernutrition in rural Bangladesh |
| Methods | Cluster RCT |
| Participants | Married women and their children (aged 0–3 years) in 96 rural settlements of Habiganj district in Sylhet division, Bangladesh. |
| Interventions | Homestead Food Production (HFP) programme implemented by Helen Keller International on women's and children's undernutrition: training of women's groups and asset distribution to support year‐round home gardening, poultry rearing, and improved nutrition and hygiene practices |
| Outcomes | Primary outcome
Secondary outcomes
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| Starting date | 14 March 2015 |
| Contact information | Sabine Gabrysch, Head, Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University |
| Notes |
BISP: Benazir Income Support Programme; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; IYCF: Infant and Young Child Feeding; LHW: Lady Health Worker; MUAC: mid‐upper arm circumference; CT‐OVC: cash transfer for orphans and vulnerable children; RCT: randomised controlled trial; SBCC: social and behaviour change communication; SNF: Dietary supplement; WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; WFP: World Food Program.