Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
Washington University School of Medicine
6,200 participants
May 7, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana . The main question it aims to answer is: \- Will provision of PM-RUF as a daily school meal improve attendance, improve matriculation, and/or reduce dropouts among Ghanaian schoolchildren 5-17 years of age in Mion District as compared with provision of a common local flour made of rice/millet?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Provision of signed (or thumb-printed) and dated informed consent form by parent/guardian
- Enrolled at level Basic 1 or higher in a participating school
- Parent/guardian stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study, including no plan to move from the catchment area of a participating school
- years of age
Exclusion Criteria2
- Known allergy to components of intervention or control study food or medications
- Condition requiring immediate hospitalization
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Interventions
80 grams of peanut paste-based food containing skim milk powder, cowpea, peanuts, vegetable oil, and multiple micronutrients
300ml of porridge made with rice/millet flour
Locations(20)
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NCT06397989