Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effect of a Child-Owned Poultry Intervention Providing Eggs on Nutrition Status and Motor Skills of Young Children in Southern Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized and Controlled Community Trial.
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- The impact of egg-based supplementation on child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Pooled it
- Child-Owned Poultry Intervention Effects on Hemoglobin, Anemia, Concurrent Anemia and Stunting, and Morbidity Status of Young Children in Southern Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Community Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Nutritional and bioactive properties of native chicken eggs: Global perspectives on human health implications.Poultry science · 2026Review
- Impact of improved chicken production systems on household income and dietary diversity in Tigray, Ethiopia: Evidence from an endogenous switching regression model.Poultry science · 2026Article
- An ecological study of the association between childhood stunting, water, sanitation, and protein access, 2000-20.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Reduced rank regression-derived dietary patterns related to climate-sensitive micronutrients and their associations with child undernutrition among young children in rural Kenya: findings from the ALIMUS study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Systems biology insights into the molecular drivers of childhood stunting and implications for intervention.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Effects of nutritional interventions on the physical development of preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Environmental Factors Influencing Health Benefits.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Eggs are highly nutritious foods, yet intake by children in Ethiopia is low. We hypothesized that a nutrition-sensitive poultry intervention improves nutritional status of children 6-18 months using a 6-month cluster randomized controlled community trial. Intervention group (IG) children received a gift of two egg-laying hens in a ceremony where children's ownership of the chickens was declared by community leaders. Parents promised to add more hens and feed the owner-child one-egg-a-day. Trained community workers reinforced egg feeding, environmental sanitation and poultry husbandry. Control group (CG) mothers received usual nutrition education on child feeding. At baseline 29.6% of children were stunted, 19.4% underweight and 8.6% wasted. Egg consumption significantly increased only in IG, at 6 months. The intervention increased weight-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores by 0.38 (95% CI = 0.13-0.63) and 0.43 (95% CI = 0.21-0.64), respectively. Binary logit model indicated IG children were 54% (Odds ratio [OR] = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.26-0.84) and 42% (OR = 0.58; 95% CI = 0.37-0.91) less likely to be underweight and stunted, respectively, compared to CG. IG children attained the milestone of running (
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