Low birth weight in South Asia, trial dataset
This is the Low Birth weight South Asia Trial dataset as analysed in the primary analyses of the study presented in the paper
Abstract
This (non-blinded) cluster randomised controlled trial assessed the impact on birth weight and weight-for-age Z-score in children aged 0鈥�16 months of a nutrition Participatory Learning and Action behaviour change strategy (PLA) for pregnant women through women鈥檚 groups, with or without unconditional transfers of food or cash to pregnant women in 2 districts of southern Nepal. PLA comprised a series of open women鈥檚 group meetings which pregnant women were encouraged to attend. A Female Community Health Volunteer facilitated each group, supported by a nutrition mobiliser. The groups (n=539) identified and prioritised problems associated with improving women鈥檚 intake of nutritious food in pregnancy, low birth weight and hand hygiene and implemented strategies for addressing these.
This research was supported by the Department for International Development鈥檚 Research to identify intervention for increasing low birth weight in South Asia (LBWSAT) Project
Citation
Saville, Naomi M. (2018). Low birth weight in South Asia, trial dataset. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853120