A randomised controlled trial to test the effects of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and SBC activities promoting fish consumption in Timor-Leste: A study protocol

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorTilley, A.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorByrd, K.A.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorPincus, L.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorDos Reis Lopes, J.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorShikuku, K.M.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMercy Corpsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.crpFishen_US
cg.contributor.funderMinistry of Foreign Affairsen_US
cg.contributor.projectFisheries Sector Support Programme Phase 2en_US
cg.coverage.countryTimor-Lesteen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-Eastern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idAlexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945en_US
cg.creator.idKendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752Xen_US
cg.creator.idLauren Pincus: 0000-0002-8883-7264en_US
cg.creator.idKelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074Xen_US
cg.description.themeMarket and Value Chainsen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexeden_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.subject.agrovocnutritionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdietary diversityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocaquatic foodsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfishen_US
dc.creatorTilley, A.en_US
dc.creatorByrd, K.A.en_US
dc.creatorPincus, L.en_US
dc.creatorKlumpyan, K.en_US
dc.creatorDobson, K.en_US
dc.creatorDos Reis Lopes, J.en_US
dc.creatorShikuku, K.M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-22T19:01:47Z
dc.date.available2024-10-22T19:01:47Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractTimor-Leste is one of the world’s most malnourished nations where micronutrient-deficient diets are a contributing factor to the prevalence of child stunting, currently estimated to be 45.6% of children under five. Fish are an important source of nutrients and one that may assist the country’s predominantly rural population of agriculturalists to exit poverty and malnutrition. However, a small national fishing fleet producing low catch volumes places fish out of reach of most inland and upland populations where it is needed most. Fish consumption is very low in rural, inland areas compared to coastal, regional, and global averages. This study is a one-year, partially masked, cluster-randomized controlled trial among families living in rural, inland Timor-Leste. We aim to test and compare the effects of two treatments, alone and in combination, on the frequency and volume of household fish consumption in rural, inland areas as a proxy for improved dietary diversity and micronutrient intake. Treatment 1 is the installation of nearshore, moored fish aggregating devices (FADs) to improve catch rates with existing fishing gears. Treatment 2 is a social and behaviour change (SBC) activity to promote fish consumption. Villages in inland communities will be randomized to receive treatment 1, treatment 2, both treatments, or neither treatment. Data will be collected at baseline (prior to the rollout of the treatments) and endline. Our study will determine the impact of an improved supply of fish, along with nutrition-oriented SBC activities, on the fish purchasing and consumption practices of rural, inland households. Findings from this study are urgently needed by Small Island Developing States to guide policy and investment decisions on how best to improve households’ diets using locally available, nutrient-dense foods such as fish. Investments such as these are needed to break the cycle of malnutrition. This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04729829).en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAlexander Tilley, Kendra Byrd, Lauren Pincus, Katherine Klumpyan, Katherine Dobson, Joctan Dos Reis Lopes, Kelvin Shikuku. (8/7/2022). A randomised controlled trial to test the effects of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and SBC activities promoting fish consumption in Timor-Leste: A study protocol. PLoS ONE.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269221en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/6118
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourcePLoS ONE;(2022)en_US
dc.subjectfaden_US
dc.subjectvslaen_US
dc.subjectrcten_US
dc.titleA randomised controlled trial to test the effects of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and SBC activities promoting fish consumption in Timor-Leste: A study protocolen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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