biostudies-literatureUnknown10Blackmore IUnited States Agency for International Development<h4>Background</h4>One in five young children globally suffer the consequences of stunted growth and development and millions experience deficiencies in zinc, iron, iodine, vitamins A and B12, nutrients found bioavailable in fish foods. Small-scale fisheries have the potential to generate income and augment fish consumption while being environmentally sustainable if appropriately managed. However, those engaged in small-scale fisheries are often marginalized, poor, and malnourished. The <i>Samaki Salama</i> project seeks to better understand and address these challenges through a three-arm, longitudinal matched cluster study which evaluates the impact of an integrated nutrition social marketing and modified fishing trap intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>There will be 400 small-scale fisher housFrontiers in public health934806https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9633962biostudies-literature<i>Samaki Salama</i> - Promoting healthy child growth and sustainable fisheries in coastal Kenya: A study protocol.PMC9633962Wamukota ACheupe JIannotti LLMbogholi FCohn RSherburne LObata CCartmill MKHumphries AKamau-Mbuthia ECheupe CChapnick MLesorogol CBlackmore ISarange Cfalse<i>Samaki Salama</i> - Promoting healthy child growth and sustainable fisheries in coastal Kenya: A study protocol.<h4>Background</h4>One in five young children globally suffer the consequences of stunted growth and development and millions experience deficiencies in zinc, iron, iodine, vitamins A and B12, nutrients found bioavailable in fish foods. Small-scale fisheries have the potential to generate income and augment fish consumption while being environmentally sustainable if appropriately managed. However, those engaged in small-scale fisheries are often marginalized, poor, and malnourished. The <i>Samaki Salama</i> project seeks to better understand and address these challenges through a three-arm, longitudinal matched cluster study which evaluates the impact of an integrated nutrition social marketing and modified fishing trap intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>There will be 400 small-scale fisher hous2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T21:19:58.701Z2024-11-13T18:54:42.687ZS-EPMC96339623633915810.3389/fpubh.2022.934806