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Table 2 AHHA trial interactive sessions with the communities and trial participants period

From: Examining study participants’ decision-making and ethics-related experiences in a dietary community randomized controlled trial in Malawi

Period (2019)

Activity

Objective

April

LUANAR Maize field tour

Kasungu Community members visited LUANAR farms to understand how the intervention maize was grown, understand how Selenium fertilizer techniques were applied. An opportunity to discuss with the LUANAR team about overall maize and study-related information

July

Sensitisation Meeting (After Baseline Study and Ethics FGD and IDI)

Meeting organized by the trial Implementing team in a trial community area

These meetings were scheduled in response to the ethics engagement exercise: The following were topics of discussion

Safety of flour and flour consumption procedures

To refute rumors about blood donation

To highlight milestones on study activities and a reminder on study roles and responsibilities

Discuss flour distribution procedures

Discuss information needs, answer questions

July

LUANAR Flour Processing visit

Kasungu Community members visited LUANAR for an opportunity to visit the maize mill where dehulling and determining of the maize grain and maize flour milling was taking place

July

Community dish sharing activity

This was a dish-sharing event that was organized by the LUANAR team to cook and eat the study flour together with participating village members, Kasungu district key stakeholders before the trial flour consumption commenced. It was organized as an event to nullify rumors, alleviate fear about the flour, and cement trust

September

Endline Community Information Sharing Sessions

These meetings were scheduled in response to the ethics engagement exercise: The following were topics of discussion:

Highlight the importance of endline blood donation

Motivate study participants to donate blood and adhere to flour consumption

Discuss blood donation procedures

Discuss information needs, answer questions and hear concerns and fears