Influence of recurrent assessments during data collection on caregivers and young children for an agricultural livelihood intervention in Kenya: a qualitative study.

Objectives: We sought to understand the influence of recurrent assessments on the behaviour of children and caregivers in a 2-year study of an agricultural livelihood intervention.

Design: This study used qualitative exit interviews from caregivers in the control arm of a large, cluster-randomised control trial, Shamba Maisha.

Setting: The study was conducted in Western Kenya and involved 12 health facilities between 2016 and 2019.