Developing Low-Cost Universal Malnutrition Screening for Low Income Countries – The MAMMS Trial

This Trial proposes to test the "Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System" (MAMMS) in a randomized controlled trial in Kenya. Participants are taught to measure their child's MUAC at 6 or 9-month immunization visits and during 6-month follow up the participants will receive a weekly SMS prompting them to measure and send their child's MUAC to a computer system which alerts a health worker when a child with malnutrition is identified. This scalable system could enable nutrition programs to optimize screening coverage, leading to early identification of malnutrition, lower costs, and a reduction in under-five mortality.