Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Four Supplementary Foods in Treating Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Sierra Leone Section 4: Neurocognitive Sub-Study

.............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Background ................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 8 4. Methods ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Study Site................................................................................................................................................ 9 4.2 Sample Size ..........................................................................................................................................10 4.3 Data Collection and Management ..............................................................................................11 4.4 Anthropometric Assessment .......................................................................................................11 4.5 Eye-tracking Testing .........................................................................................................................12 4.6 Conventional Eye Movement Testing .......................................................................................13 4.7 Data Analysis.......................................................................................................................................14 5. Results ..........................................................................................................................................................16 5.1 Eye Tracking Data Quality .............................................................................................................16 5.2 Effects of Supplementary Foods on Measures of Neurocognitive Function..............17 6. Challenges and Limitations ...................................................................................................................22 7. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................22 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................25 References........................................................................................................................................................26 Appendix I: Procedure and Stimuli in the Eye-Tracking Test......................................................30 COMPARATIVE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS IN TREATING MAM IN CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS IN SIERRA LEONE JANUARY 2021