Michelle Gibbs

Modelling the Impact of Fortification on the Prevalence of Inadequate Micronutrient Intakes in Ethiopia: Results from the Ethiopian National Food Consumption Survey

Michelle Gibbs, Aregash Samuel, Sara Wuehler, Kiflu Tesfaye & Rosalind Gibson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To estimate the potential impact of national fortification of wheat flour and vegetable oil on inadequate intakes of vitamin A, zinc and iron in Ethiopian women of childbearing age. Methods: Nationally representative 24-hour dietary recall data were collected from chi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20923

Overview of the Ethiopian National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): Implications for Fortification Programs

Aregash Samuel Hafebo, Papa Baba Lyssa Ndao, Sara Wuehler, Michelle Gibbs, Tibebu Moges, Biniyam Tesfaye, Aweke Kebede, Tsehai Assefa, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Berhanu Wedajo, Andinet Abera, Girma Mengistu, Abdulaziz Adish & Amha Kebede · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: NFCS was developed in response to a request by the Federal Ministry of Health to obtain evidence to inform the National Fortification Strategy (NFS).  This is one of the first nationally and regionally representative surveys to be conducted using individual-level 24-h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21186