Table 3 Measurement schedule for key study indicators

BL (Feb 2017)

R2 (Aug 2017)

R3 (Aug 2019)

R4 (Feb 2020)

R5 (Feb 2021)

Primary

Dietary intake

Dietary diversity (women and children)

I

I

I

IYCF practices

Minimum acceptable diet (6–24 months)

I

I

I

Poultry output

Production, sales, and profits

I

I

I

Secondary

Women’s empowerment

WEAI

I

I

I

Maternal stress and wellbeing

I

I

I

Poultry VC

I

I

I

Morbidity

Recall of diarrhea, fever, and chest infections

I

I

I

Hygiene

Exposure to poultry feces and cleanliness

O

O

O

Hygiene knowledge

I

I

I

Women’s nutrition knowledge

Nutrition KAP

I

I

I

Nutrition

Anthropometry

M

M

M

Expenditures

I

I

I

I

I

I

BL (Feb 2017)

R2 (Aug 2017)

R3 (Aug 2019)

R4 (Feb 2020)

R5 (Feb 2021)

Primary

Dietary intake

Probability of adequacy (Fe, Zn, Vit A), IDDS

I

I

I

I

I

IYCF practices

Minimum acceptable diet (6–24 months)

I

I

I

I

I

Poultry output

Production, sales, and profits

I

I

I

I

I

Secondary

Maternal stress and wellbeing

I

I

I

I

I

Poultry VC

I

I

I

I

I

Morbidity

Recall of diarrhea, fever, and chest infections

I

I

I

I

I

Hygiene

Exposure to poultry feces and cleanliness

O

O

O

O

O

Hygiene knowledge

I

I

I

I

I

Women’s nutrition knowledge

Nutrition KAP

I

I

I

I

I

Nutrition

Anthropometry

M

M

M

M

M

Expenditures

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Micronutrient status (children)

Hemoglobin (Hb)

B

B

B

Plasma ferritin (PF)

B

B

B

Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR)

B

B

B

Retinol-binding protein (RBP)

B

B

B

Infection (children)

Serum C-reactive protein (CRP)

B

B

B

α-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP)

B

B

B

Malaria

B

B

B

Pathogenic gut bacteria

S

S

S

Cognition (children)

T

T

T