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Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana . The main question it aims to answer is: \- Will provision of PM-RUF as a daily school meal improve attendance, improve matriculation, and/or reduce dropouts among Ghanaian schoolchildren 5-17 years of age in Mion District as compared with provision of a common local flour made of rice/millet?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6200
Start Date
2024-05-07
Completion Date
2026-11
Last Updated
2026-04-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Ready-to-use school food
80 grams of peanut paste-based food containing skim milk powder, cowpea, peanuts, vegetable oil, and multiple micronutrients
Standard meal
300ml of porridge made with rice/millet flour
Locations (20)
Afayili Islamic primary school
Afayili, Ghana
Bofoyili E/P JHS
Bofoyili, Ghana
Bofoyili primary school
Bofoyili, Ghana
Jimle AME Zion JHS
Jimile, Ghana
Jimle/Guma R/C primary school
Jimile, Ghana
Kanimo R/C JHS
Kanimo, Ghana
Kpabia Islamic JHS
Kpabia, Ghana
Kpuligini Islamic primary school
Kpuligini, Ghana
Kusheli Islamic primary school
Kusheli, Ghana
Mbatinga Islamic primary school
Mbatinga, Ghana
St. Anthony primary school
Mion, Ghana
Nadundo R/C JHS
Nadundo, Ghana
Nalogno Methodist JHS
Nalogno, Ghana
Salankpang A.M.E Zion primary school
Salankpang, Ghana
Zakpalsi Issawiya E/A primary school
Salwelsi, Ghana
Sambu Islamic JHS
Sambu, Ghana
Sang Islamic JHS
Sang, Ghana
Sang Zakaria Islamic JHS
Sang, Ghana
Tuwua R/C JHS
Tuwua, Ghana
Yabogu Islamic primary school
Yabogu, Ghana