Objectives: To assess how asymptomatic malaria infection affects the interpretation of biomarkers of iron, vitamin A and zinc status after adjustment for elevated acute phase proteins (APP). Methods: Plasma ferritin (pF), transferrin receptor (sTfR), retinol binding protein (RBP)...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21049
Objectives: To assess the effect of three zinc supplementation strategies, provided with diarrhea and malaria treatment, on zinc, iron and vitamin A status. Methods: During a community-based, cluster-randomized, zinc supplementation trial, we collected venous blood at baseline an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21009
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...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21110
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...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21017