@article{fdi:010076170, title = {{A}cceptability of locally-produced {R}eady-to-{U}se {S}upplementary {F}ood ({RUSF}) for children under two years in {C}ambodia : a cluster randomised trial}, author = {{B}org, {B}. and {M}ihrshahi, {S}. and {G}riffin, {M}. and {S}ok, {D}. and {C}hhoun, {C}. and {L}aillou, {A}. and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {C}ambodia, existing food products for treating or preventing undernutrition have met with limited success. {T}herefore, in 2014, alternative ready-to-use foods were developed. {T}his trial aimed to assess the acceptability of the novel ready-to-use supplementary food ({RUSF}) as a snack or mixed with borbor (white rice porridge), compared with corn-soy blend plus plus ({CSB}++) and borbor fortified with micronutrient powder ({MNP}). {T}he nonblinded, randomised 4 x 4 crossover trial recruited 95 children aged 9-23 months from communities in peri-urban {P}hnom {P}enh. {S}mall quantities (100 g for porridges, 42 g for snack) of each food were offered for three consecutive days at testing sites (homes of health volunteers). {M}ain outcomes were children's consumption, caregivers' assessment of children's preferences, and caregivers' ranking of the foods. {M}edian percentage consumed of the test food servings ranged from 21 to 50% (p = 0.003). {T}he odds of children consuming over 50% were greatest for borbor fortified with {MNP} versus {RUSF} snack (unadjusted {OR} = 6.79, {CI} = 2.80-16.47, p < 0.001). {H}owever, the median energy children received when consuming the {RUSF} with borbor (57 kcals) or as a snack (48 kcals) was greater than with {CSB}++ (15 kcals) or borbor fortified with {MNP} (18 kcals; p < 0.001). {T}herefore, although children ate less {RUSF}, it provided approximately three times more kilocalories. {C}aregivers reported that their children had the highest preference for borbor fortified with {MNP}. {C}aregivers themselves ranked the novel {RUSF} snack highest. {T}hus, the innovative {RUSF} was considered sufficiently acceptable to proceed to an effectiveness trial.}, keywords = {{A}cceptability ; {C}orn {S}oy {B}lend {P}lus ({CSB} plus plus ) ; {L}ipid-based nutrient supplement ({LNS}) ; {R}eady-to-use supplementary food ({RUSF}) ; {S}prinkles micronutrient powders ; {T}est feeding ; {CAMBODGE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}aternal and {C}hild {N}utrition}, volume = {15}, numero = {3}, pages = {e12780 [13 p.]}, ISSN = {1740-8695}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1111/mcn.12780}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076170}, }