Zambia

Project name: The Impact of Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Growth in Zambia (ZamCharts)

Short description of project: Randomized controlled trial of home growth charts and SQ-LNS in a 2x2 factorial design

Location: Choma, Mansa, Lusaka

Organizations: Innovations for Poverty Action; Boston University; University of Basel; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute; Zambia Ministry of Health; Sint Antonius Stichting Projecten

Start date: April 2021

More information: "The Impact of Home-based Growth Charts and Nutritional Supplements on Child Stunting in Zambia" brief article; "The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial" peer-reviewed paper in BMJ Global Health

Contact: Doug Parkerson ([email protected])