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Table 3 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: The One Nutrition in Complex Environments (ONCE) study protocol: a cluster-randomized multi-level multi-sectoral intervention to improve nutrition in Uganda

Category

Measure

Time point of measurement

Type of data collection

Primary outcome measure

 Nutrition

Women’s dietary diversity

Infant and young child dietary diversity

Baseline, endline, 2- and 6-month follow-up, and sustainability

Quantitative

 Water quality

E. coli (colonies/100 ml) at household and community water source

Baseline, endline, sustainability

Quantitative

E. coli at household and community water

 

 Food safety

Aflatoxin levels in grain samples

Aflatoxin levels (urinary and finger prick)

Endline, sustainability

Quantitative

 Food security

Months of adequate household food provisioning, food security access scale

Baseline, endline, and sustainability

Quantitative

Secondary outcome measures

 Anthropometry

Child (6–59 months) weight for height z-score

Baseline, 2- and 6-month. follow-up, endline, sustainability

Quantitative

Child (6–59 months) weight for age z-score

Child (6–59 months) height for age z-score

Child mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)

 Food security

Purchase and utilization of improved seeds

Baseline, endline, and sustainability

Quantitative

Purchase and utilization of fertilizer

Maize yield

Purchase and use of hygrometers, tarps, and hermetic bags

Baseline, endline, and sustainability

Quantitative