Clinical Trial: In Utero Capacity Formation and Socio-economic Outcomes

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: The Contribution of Health in Utero to Capacity Formation, Education and Economic Outcomes: Experimental Evidence From Tanzania

Brief Summary: Because of the high returns of schooling in developing countries, policymakers pay a lot of attention to increasing school access. But if the mother is deficient in key micronutrients, brain development can biologically constrain children's demand for education. To execute this strategy, the investigators collect cohort observational data on a previous randomized controlled trial with micronutrient supplements offered to HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2001 to 2003.

Detailed Summary: This is a cohort study which collected follow-up observational data on households which were offered micronutrient supplements. The followup study outcomes include various socio-economic household characteristics and parental post-natal behaviors.
Sponsor: Harvard University

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Children's Cognitive Development [ Time Frame: During 2011-2012 (1 year) ]
  • Children's Health [ Time Frame: During 2011-2012 (1 year) ]
    BMI, Disease Incidence, Self-reported health
  • Parental Postnatal Investment Behavior [ Time Frame: During 2011-2012 (1 year) ]
    Outcomes on parental care: care, cognitive stimulation, within-household time and money allocation
  • Educational Status [ Time Frame: During 2011-2012 (1 year) ]
    School attendance, Student performance (at school), Test Performance


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Parental Labor Force Participation [ Time Frame: During 2011-2012 (1 year) ]

Parent's labor force outcomes: labor status, wages, type of job


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Harvard University

Dates:
Date Received: August 8, 2011
Date Started: April 2002
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 23, 2017
Last Verified: March 2017