Noel Rouamba

Malaria Infection Affects the Interpretation of Biomarkers of Iron and Vitamin A Status, Even After Adjusting for Systemic Inflammation, but Does Not Affect Plasma Zinc Concentrations

K. Ryan Wessells, Sonja Hess, Noel Rouamba, Zinewende Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo & Kenneth Brown · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

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)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21049

Daily Zinc Supplementation, But Not Intermittent or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation, Increases Plasma Zinc Concentration and Does Not Affect Iron and Vitamin A Status in Young Children

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

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21009

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