Trial reportThe American journal of clinical nutrition2022
Effectiveness of unconditional cash transfers combined with lipid-based nutrient supplement and/or behavior change communication to prevent stunting among children in Pakistan: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03299218 (Effectiveness of a Programme Comprised of SNF, Cash-based Transfers and BCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children 6-24 Months in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Programme Comprised of SNF, Cash-based Transfers and BCC to Prevent Stunting Among Children 6-24 Months in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Childhood malnutrition, rickets, and anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis on global prevalence, determinants, and public health implications.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence on Strategies for Integrating Nutrition Interventions with Health and Immunization Systems in Conflict-affected Areas of Low- and Lower-middle-income Settings-A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Community-Based Child Food Interventions/Supplements for the Prevention of Wasting in Children Up to 5 Years at Risk of Wasting and Nutritional Oedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Do Cash Transfer Programmes Affect Child Anaemia? Results From a Meta-Analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- The cost-effectiveness of a cash-based transfer, specialised nutritious food, and social and behaviour change communication intervention package to prevent undernutrition among children 6-23 months in Pakistan: A cluster randomised controlled trial.Journal of global health · 2024Trial
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- Maternal Undernutrition in Focus: Determinants among pregnant and lactating women in Kurrum District, Pakistan: A Community-based Study.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Genetic Perception Versus Nutritional Factors: Analyzing the Indigenous Baduy Community's Understanding of Stunting as a Health Issue.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in East Lombok district, Indonesia.PloS one · 2025Observational
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- The interlink between chrono-nutrition and stunting: current insights and future perspectives.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn Pakistan, the prevalence of stunting among children younger than 5 y has remained above WHO critical thresholds (≥30%) over the past 2 decades.
objectivesWe hypothesized that an unconditional cash transfer (UCT) combined with lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) and/or social and behavior change communication (SBCC) will prevent stunting among children 6-23 mo of age.
methodsThis was a 4-arm, community-based cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in the district of Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan. A total of 1729 children (UCT, n = 434; UCT + SBCC, n = 433; UCT + LNS, n = 430; and UCT + LNS + SBCC, n = 432) were enrolled at 6 mo of age and measured monthly for 18 mo until the age of 24 mo.
resultsAt 24 mo of age, children who received UCT + LNS [rate ratio (RR): 0.85; 95% CI: 0.74, 0.97; P = 0.015) and UCT + LNS + SBCC (RR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.77, 0.96; P = 0.007) had a significantly lower risk of being stunted compared with the UCT arm. No significant difference was noted among children who received UCT + SBCC (RR: 1.03; 95% CI: 0.91, 1.16; P = 0.675) in the risk of being stunted compared with the UCT arm. The pooled prevalence of stunting among children aged 6-23 mo was 41.7%, 44.8%, 38.5%, and 39.3% in UCT, UCT + SBCC, UCT + LNS, and UCT + LNS + SBCC, respectively. In pairwise comparisons, a significant impact on stunting among children in UCT + LNS (P = 0.029) and UCT + LNS + SBCC (P = <0.001) was noted compared with the UCT arm.
conclusionsUCT combined with LNS and UCT + LNS + SBCC were effective in reducing the prevalence of stunting among children aged 6-23 mo in marginalized populations. UCT + SBCC was not effective in reducing the child stunting prevalence. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03299218.
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