Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Vegetables for All Project in Uganda

Lead Sponsor:

RTI International

Collaborating Sponsors:

Makerere University

Conditions:

Vegetable Consumption

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is an evaluation of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)'s Vegetables for All Project in Uganda. The aim of this program is to improve access to safe and fresh vegetables in Fi...

Detailed Description

Background: In Uganda, the goal of GAIN's 'Vegetables for All' project is to contribute to improving the dietary diversity of Ugandans through increased consumption of safe vegetables and greater use ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Different populations will be targeted for different data collection methods. Eligibility criteria are detailed below for each data collection method.
  • Household Surveys
  • Reside in the FFZs selected;
  • Be a woman between 18-49 years old;
  • Have a child 3-9 years old;
  • The household earns $250 per month;
  • Be able to speak one of the main local languages (Luganda and/or Lusoga);
  • Provide informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Vegetable Vendor Surveys
  • Be a vegetable vendor in a FFZ in the districts selected for the evaluation;
  • Be in business for at least 6 months
  • Be over 18 years old;
  • Be able to speak one of the main local languages (Luganda and/or Lusoga);
  • Provide informed consent to participate in the study.
  • In-depth interviews with value chain actors:
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Be a vegetable supplier to vegetable vendors as part of the FFZ, involved in demand generation activities, or involved in food safety compliance;
  • Be over 18 years old;
  • Be able to speak one of the main local languages (Luganda and/or Lusoga);
  • Provide informed consent to participate in the study.
  • FGDs with vegetable vendors:
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Work as a vegetable vendor
  • Have been a vegetable vendor for at least 6 months
  • Be over 18 years old;
  • Be able to speak one of the main local languages (Luganda and/or Lusoga);
  • Provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • • For endline: participants will be excluded if they participated in the midline focus group discussion
  • FGDs with households:
  • FGD participants will be selected from lists of participants in the FFZ and household surveys and will be consented again for the FGDs if they meet the following criteria:
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Be a woman living in a BoP household in a FFZ selected for the evaluation;
  • Have ever visited a vegetable vendors' place of business;
  • Participated in the baseline survey;
  • Be over 18 years old;
  • Be able to speak one of the main local languages (Luganda and/or Lusoga);
  • Provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 15 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 15 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

4616 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06602752

Start Date

November 15 2024

End Date

December 15 2026

Last Update

April 9 2025

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Makerere University School of Public Health

Kampala, Uganda