Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary
 aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition
 Package intervention on child feeding practices among parents/caregivers to children 6 to 23
 months of age in Afghanistan.
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial (CRT). Health
 facilities eligible to implement the CBNP in their catchment areas will serve as the unit of
 implementation and be randomly allocated to treatment or control groups. For each health
 facility, up to four health posts, among the 6-10 health posts typically attached to a health
 facility, will be randomly selected. Households in communities served by selected health
 posts will be mapped and a list of households with eligible participants will generated from
 which a random sample will be selected. Structured questionnaires will be administered to
 separate samples of women with children 6-23 months of age at baseline then approximately 18
 months later. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews will also be conducted with a sub-set of
 selected women and samples of their husbands and mothers-in-law at baseline and endline.
Inclusion criteria:

 -  Married adult woman (all married women are considered adults in Afghanistan,
 regardless of age)

 -  Has a child between 6 and 23 months of age. For women with more than one living child
 between ages 6 and 23 months, questions will be asked regarding dietary experiences
 for the elder of the two. For twins or multiple order siblings, the eldest will be
 selected based on birth order.

 -  Resident in the household

 Exclusion criteria:

 No specific exclusion criteria.