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Table 1 Primary indicators for the evaluation

From: Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on nutrition, education, agriculture and other social outcomes in Ghana: rationale, randomised design and baseline data

Type

Domain

Indicator

Impact

Agriculture

Household income, production, sales

 

Education

Child enrolment, attendance, completion, maths and literacy scores (5–15 year olds)

 

Cognition

Raven’s test and forward/backward digit span scores (5–15 year olds)

 

Physical health/Nutrition

Anthropometry (height-for-age, BMI-for-age, 2–15 year olds), haemoglobin levels (5–15 year olds)

Outcome

Food consumption

Nutrient adequacy and dietary diversity score (individual and household)

Output

Meal service

Quality of school meals, portion sizes, frequency and timeliness