<![CDATA[Community supervision may support adherence to food-based nutrition interventions, but its relationship with weight gain requires evaluation. This study compared cadre-supervised and parent-supervised daily egg consumption among children identified as stunted in Bulo Village, Sidenreng Rappang Regency, Indonesia. A 12-week quasi-experimental study used nonequivalent comparison groups without random allocation. Thirty children were enrolled, with 15 in each group; both groups received one boiled chicken egg daily. Cadres directly observed consumption during home visits, whereas parents supervised consumption at home. Body weight was measured at baseline and monthly, and the reported analysis used a binary weight-gain outcome. Descriptive statistics, Pearson chi-square, and binary logistic regression were applied. Children classified as gaining weight comprised 13 of 15 (86.7%) in the cadre-supervised group and 7 of 15 (46.7%) in the parent-supervised group; reported adherence was 93.3% and 60.0%, respectively. Cadre supervision was associated with higher odds of weight gain in the bivariate analysis (OR = 7.429, 95% CI [1.180, 46.742], p = .025). Exploratory regression reported associations for adherence (OR = 8.654, 95% CI [1.511, 49.532], p = .016) and supervision group (OR = 6.309, 95% CI [1.051, 37.882], p = .044). The small sample, nonrandom allocation, wide confidence intervals, and unspecified operational definitions of weight gain and adherence limit interpretation. Absolute weight change was not reported. Cadre supervision was associated with higher reported adherence and a greater proportion of children classified as gaining weight, but these findings do not establish causality, an independent egg-supplementation effect, or recovery from stunting. Larger randomized studies with standardized anthropometric outcomes are needed.]]>
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