Eva-Charlotte Ekström

Anemia Varies with Season and is not Related to Iron Deficiency in Pre-school Children in Rural Bangladesh

Emma Lindström, Shams El Arifeen & Eva-Charlotte Ekström · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pre-school children and potential seasonal variations. Methods: As part of a community-based trial in rural Bangladesh (the MINIMat-trial) children were assessed for hemoglobin and ferr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21107

Coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation and Role of Community Health Days as Delivery Mechanism: A Community-based Survey in Southern Ethiopia

Elazar Tadesse, Yemane Berhane, Anders Hjern & Eva-Charlotte Ekström · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To evaluate coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) and the contribution of Community Health Days (CHD) in its distribution. Methods: A population based survey was conducted in August to December 2011. All children 6 to 59 months old (n=4258) in randomly selected...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21131

How much Antenatal Supplemental Iron is Required to Preserve Maternal Iron Status? The MINIMat Intervention trial in Bangladesh

Shirin Ziaei, Anisur Rahman, Shams El Arifeen & Eva-Charlotte Ekström · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To prevent iron deficiency in pregnancy universal iron folic acid supplementation is recommended by WHO. We aimed to compare the effect of multiple micronutrients supplements with two different dosages of iron/folic acid supplements on maternal iron status. Methods: I...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21303