Santosh Kumar Banjara, Sai Ram Challa, Little Flower Augustine, Teena Dasi, Radhika Madhari, Sylvia Fernandez Rao, Ravindranadh Palika, Raghu Pullakhandam, Rajender Rao Kalashikam, Ramachandrappa Naveen Kumar, Dharani Pratyusha Palepu, Monica Chilumula, Kiruthika Selvaraj, Preethi Gopinath, Hilary Davies-Kershaw, Modou Lamin Jobarteh, Paul Haggarty, Claire Heffernan, Elaine Ferguson, Bharati Kulkarni
INTRODUCTION: Evidence on the impact of nutrient-rich animal source foods such as eggs for improving child growth and cognition is inconsistent. This study aims to examine the impact of an egg intervention in children, along with behaviour change communication (BCC) to the mother, on linear growth and cognition, and nutritional status in children aged 9-18 months. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A 9-month open-labelled randomised controlled trial will be conducted in three urban slums in Hyderabad, India, as a substudy of an observational cohort study (n=350) following pregnant women and their children until 18 months of age in a population at risk of stunting...
February 27, 2024: BMJ Paediatrics Open