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Laird Ruth

Publications (3)

Monitoring of Flour Fortification Programs: Case Studies in Three Countries

Philip Randall, Laird Ruth, Michèle Schmit, Mary Serdula, Arnold Timmer & Helena Pachón · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Although monitoring should be an integral part of any fortification program, little is publicly known about the design, implementation, and results of flour fortification monitoring systems. The objectives are to assess the monitoring systems in three countries includ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21026

Anaemia in Pregnancy: Factors Associated with Maternal Anaemia in the Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya (2001-2002)

James Smith, Laird Ruth, Ismail Kassim, Allison Oman, Caroline Wilkinson & Andrew Seal · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: 1) Describe the socioeconomic and health status of this population of pregnant women; 2) Determine the anaemia prevalence using a series of diagnostic markers (haemoglobin, sTFR, and ZPP); 3) Explore the relationship between a variety of socio-demographic, nutritional...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21199

The Effects of Selling Micronutrient Powders on Morbidity Incidence among Preschool Children in Western Kenya

Parmi Suchdev, O. Yaw Addo, Frederick Grant, Reynaldo Martorell, Laird Ruth, Minal Patel, Patricia Juliao, Rob Quick & Rafael Flores-Ayala · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Although micronutrient powders (MNPs) are considered the preferred approach for childhood anemia control, concerns about iron-related morbidity from clinical trials challenge programmatic scale-up. We aimed to measure the association of community-based sales of MNPs w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21213