Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether Rojiroti microfinance, for poor Indian women, improves child nutrition.

Design

Cluster randomised trial.

Setting

Tolas (village communities) in Bihar State.

Participants

Women and children under 5 years.

Interventions

With Rojiroti microfinance, women form self-help groups and save their money to provide loans to group members. After 6 months, they receive larger external loans. Tolas were randomised to receive Rojiroti immediately or after 18 months.

Outcome measures

The primary analysis compared the mean weight for height Z score (WHZ) of children under 5 years in the intervention versus control tolas who attended for weight and height measurement 18 months after randomisation. Secondary outcomes were weight for ag

SUBMITTER: Ojha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7041497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature