Scale/Scope:
4 communities from Veracruz and Chiapas states (1 intervention and 1 control community from each state)
Evaluation Design:
RCT – 715 households participated in the Oportunidades program and had a child 6-23 months of age present (Veracruz: 171 intervention, 173 control; Chiapas: 190 intervention, 181 control); data collected at baseline and 5 months later
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
Prepared papilla (nutritional supplement) correctly
Results:
Veracruz: 82.8% vs. 19.3%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Prepared papilla (nutritional supplement) correctly
Results:
Chiapas: 80.8% vs. 15.6%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Prepared papilla (nutritional supplement) correctly
Results:
[net increase of 42.9 percentage points in intervention compared with control]
P-values/CIs:
p<0.05(54)
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Gave papilla every day
Results:
Veracruz: 78.2% vs. 17%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Gave papilla every day
Results:
Chiapas: 71.6% vs. 22.2%
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Gave papilla every day
Results:
[net increase of 64.4 percentage points in intervention compared with control]
P-values/CIs:
p<0.05
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Gave papilla between breakfast and dinner
Results:
No data on Veracruz and Chiapas provided
P-values/CIs:
--
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products
Outcomes Measured:
Gave papilla between breakfast and dinner
Results:
[net increase of 61.5 percentage points in intervention compared with control]
P-values/CIs:
p<0.05
High Impact Practices:
Providing supplements or fortified products