Using a randomized control trial design in Nepal, evaluated a program that provided information on best practices about maternal and child health and nutrition, and cash to families in extremely poor areas with pregnant mothers and/or children below the age of 2. The intervention was implemented in 4 food insecure districts in Nepal - Sarlahi, Rautahat, Sindhuli, and Ramechaap. The baseline, midline, and endline surveys were nearly identical, and each included 3 separate modules to measure information on the household, the eligible mother, and the eligible infant. The household component of the survey was intended to be answered by either the household head or eligible mother, and measured a household’s composition, assets, annual income, monthly expenditures, and daily food intake. The mother then answered questions about herself and her children, which measured her knowledge of maternal health and nutritional best practices and her actual behaviors with her youngest child while pregnant and breastfeeding. The survey concluded with anthropometric measurements of the child and a measure of cognitive development as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).
