Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention

NAEnrolling by invitationINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

5,500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 7, 2024

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2026

Conditions
School AttendanceSchool DropoutsSchool EnrollmentSchool Feeding ProgramsChild Nutrition
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ready-to-use school food

80 grams of peanut paste-based food containing skim milk powder, cowpea, peanuts, vegetable oil, and multiple micronutrients

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Standard meal

300ml of porridge made with rice/millet flour

Trial Locations (20)

Unknown

Afayili Islamic primary school, Afayili

Bofoyili E/P JHS, Bofoyili

Bofoyili primary school, Bofoyili

Jimle AME Zion JHS, Jimile

Jimle/Guma R/C primary school, Jimile

Kanimo R/C JHS, Kanimo

Kpabia Islamic JHS, Kpabia

Kpuligini Islamic primary school, Kpuligini

Kusheli Islamic primary school, Kusheli

Mbatinga Islamic primary school, Mbatinga

St. Anthony primary school, Mion

Nadundo R/C JHS, Nadundo

Nalogno Methodist JHS, Nalogno

Salankpang A.M.E Zion primary school, Salankpang

Zakpalsi Issawiya E/A primary school, Salwelsi

Sambu Islamic JHS, Sambu

Sang Islamic JHS, Sang

Sang Zakaria Islamic JHS, Sang

Tuwua R/C JHS, Tuwua

Yabogu Islamic primary school, Yabogu

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Ghana

OTHER

collaborator

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

FED

lead

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER