Idrus Jus'at

Vitamin A Status Monitoring in Women and Children in Rural Indonesia: Serum Retinol and Retinol-binding Protein and their Correlation

Idrus Jus'at, Sandjaja Sandjaja, Abas Basuni Jahari, Min Kyaw Htet, Sudikno Sudikno, Damayanti Soekarjo, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Regina Moench-Pfanner & Soekirman Soekirman · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To assess retinol binding protein (RBP) as an indicator of vitamin A status in children and women, during a pilot program fortifying cooking oil with retinyl palmitate in West Java. Methods: Surveys measured serum retinol using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21106

Fortifying Cooking Oil with Vitamin A in Two Rural Districts of Indonesia: Impact on Vitamin A Status of Mothers and Children

Sandjaja Sandjaja, Idrus Jus'at, Abas Basuni Jahari, Robert Tilden, Fitrah Ernawati, Damayanti Soekarjo & Eline Korenromp · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To measure impact of fortifying unbranded palm oil with retinyl palmitate on vitamin A status in poor households through two surveys, just before fortification started (four months after the twice-yearly vitamin A capsule supplementation for children 6-59 months) and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21099

Quality Control to Enable Successful Vitamin A Fortification of Cooking Oil in Indonesia - A Pilot Program in Two Rural Districts

Drajat Martianto, Soeroso Natakusuma, Sunawang Rahardjo, Idrus Jus'at, Damayanti Soekarjo, Ning Pribadi, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Ravi Menon, Regina Moench-Pfanner, Trihono Trihono & Soekirman Soekirman · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To describe prospects of successful fortification of unbranded cooking oil with vitamin A in Indonesia through public-private cooperation, based on a pilot program in 2 districts on West Java. Methods: Collaborating with Ministries of Health, Industry and Trade, Indon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21104