Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT)

A cluster-randomised controlled trial testing the impact on birth weight and infant nutrition in Nepal

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
16 January 2017
Country:
Nepal
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Food and Nutrition and Health
First published:
21 October 2016
Authors:
Saville, N

Abstract

In this trial the authors assessed the impact on birth weight in children aged 0鈥�16 months in two districts of southern Nepal.

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 N et al. Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT), a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing impact on birth weight and infant nutrition of Participatory Learning and Action through women鈥檚 groups, with and without unconditional transfers of fortified food or cash during pregnancy in Nepal. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2016, 16:320 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1102-x

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