A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia

A non-randomised cluster trial.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 29 October 2018

• Country: Somalia
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Food and Nutrition, Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
• Authors: Grijalva-Eternod, C.S., Jelle, M, Haghparast-Bidgoli, H, Colbourn, T

Abstract

Somalia has been affected by conflict since 1991, with children aged <5 years presenting a high acute malnutrition prevalence. Cash-based interventions (CBIs) have been used in this context since 2011, despite sparse evidence of their nutritional impact. This study aimed to understand whether a CBI would reduce acute malnutrition and its risk factors.

This work is part of the Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI) project.

Citation

Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod , Mohamed Jelle , Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Tim Colbourn, Kate Golden, Sarah King, Cassy L. Cox, Joanna Morrison, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Edward Fottrell, Andrew J. Seal. A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial. Plos Medicine

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A cash-based intervention and the risk of acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months living in internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia: A non-randomised cluster trial

Published 29 October 2018