Lea Prince

Cost-Effectiveness of Zinc Supplementation for the Prevention or Treatment of Diarrhea among Young Children in Rural Burkina Faso

Lea Prince, Stephen Vosti, Oula Ouattara, Elodie Becquey, Cesaire Ouedraogo, Sonja Hess, Noel Rouamba, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Kenneth Brown & Klaus Kraemer · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Zinc supplements may decrease incidence of diarrhea among young children at risk of zinc deficiency. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of three approaches for delivery of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplements in rural Burkina Faso. Methods: Cost estimates were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21017

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Zinc Deficiency among Young Children in Rural Burkina Faso

Cesaire Ouedraogo, Elodie Becquey, Sonja Hess, Lea Prince, Noel Rouamba, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Steve Vosti & Kenneth Brown · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of zinc deficiency among young children in rural south-western Burkina Faso. Methods: We collected socio-economic, demographic, feeding practice and morbidity information from a sample of 473 children 6-18 mo of age residin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21110