Anthropometric, biochemical, dietary, morbidity and well-being assessments in women and children in Indonesia, India and Senegal: A UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper

Hilary Davies-Kershaw*, Umi Fahmida, Min Kyaw Htet, Bharati Kulkarni, Babacar Faye, Dwi Yanti, Dewi Shinta, Nur L. Zahra, Tiffany C. Angelin, Radhika Madhari, Raghu Pullakhandam, Ravindranadh Palika, Teena Dasi, Sylvia Fernandez Rao, Santosh Kumar Banjara, Kiruthika Selvaraj, Dharani Pratyusha Palepu, Dinesh Yadev, Saliou Diouf, Philomene Lopez-SallBabacar Diallo, Princillia Mouissi, Sally Fall, Ibrahima Diallo, Aicha Djigal, Tabitha D.Van Immerzeel, Fassia Tairou, Assana Diop, Rebecca Pradeilles, Sara Strout, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Darius Tetsa Tata, Modou Lamin Jobarteh, Stephen Allen, Alan Walker, Joanne P. Webster, Paul Haggarty, Claire Heffernan, Elaine Ferguson

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Abstract

Introduction Child stunting has a complex aetiology, especially in the first 1000 days of life. Nutrition interventions alone have not produced expected impacts in reducing/preventing child stunting, indicating the importance of understanding the complex interplay between environmental, physiological and psychological factors influencing child nutritional status. This study will investigate maternal and child nutrition, health and well-being status and associated factors through the assessment of: (1) anthropometry, (2) biomarkers of nutrition and health status, (3) dietary intakes, (4) fetal growth and development, (5) infant morbidity, (6) infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and (7) perinatal maternal stress, depression and social support. Methods This study will be conducted in a prospective pregnancy cohort in India, Indonesia and Senegal. Pregnant women will be recruited in the second (Indonesia, Senegal) and third (India) trimester of pregnancy, and the mother and infant dyads followed until the infant is 24 months of age. During pregnancy, anthropometric measures will be taken, venous blood samples will be collected for biochemical assessment of nutrition and health status, dietary intakes will be assessed using a 4-pass-24-hour dietary recall method (MP24HR), fetal ultrasound for assessment of fetal growth. After birth, anthropometry measurements will be taken, venous blood samples will be collected, MP24HR will be conducted, infant morbidity and IYCF practices will be assessed and a sample of breastmilk will be collected for nutrient composition analyses. Perinatal maternal stress, depression, social support and hair cortisol levels (stress) will be measured. The results from this study will be integrated in an interdisciplinary analysis to examine factors influencing infant growth and inform global efforts in reducing child stunting. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (17915/RR/17513); National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR)-Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (CR/04/I/2021); Health Research Ethics Committee, University of Indonesia and Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (KET-887/UN2.F1/ETIK/PPM.00.02/2019); and the Comité National d'Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé, Senegal (Protocole SEN19/78); the Royal Veterinary College (URN SR2020-0197) and the International Livestock Research Institute Institutional Research Ethics Committee (ILRI-IREC2020-33). Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated to policy-makers and participating communities.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere001683
Number of pages8
JournalBMJ Paediatrics Open
Volume8
Issue numberSuppl 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Feb 2024

Bibliographical note

HD-K and EF were responsible for the overall design, training and overseeing implementation of the research. UF, MKH, BK, BF, RM, RPullakhandam, RPalika, TD, SFR, SD, RPradeilles, SA, AW, JPW, PH and CH were involved in its design. UF, MKH, BK, BF, DY, DS, NLZ, TCA, RM, RPullakhandam, RPalika, TD, SFR, SKB KS, DPP, DY, SD, PL-S, BD, PM, SF, ID, AD, TDVI, FT, AD, SS, BMK and DTT implemented the research. HD-K and EF wrote the manuscript. All authors read, provided comments on and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Keywords

  • data collection
  • epidemiology
  • growth

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