Per Ashorn

Urinary Excretion of 8-isoprostane-F2α, a Biomarker of In vivo Lipid Peroxidation and Oxidative Stress, is Increased in Pregnant Ghanaian Women Taking 60 mg Iron Compared to 20 mg Iron and Multiple Micronutrients

Lacey Baldiviez, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Per Ashorn, Theresa Pedersen, John Newman & Kathryn Dewey · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To compare the effects of 3 different iron-containing supplements on 8-isoprostane-F2α, a subclinical indicator of oxidative stress, in pregnant women in Ghana. Methods: Pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive one of the following 3 interventions: Fe/FA: 60 m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21233

The Cost of Home Delivery Schemes for Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement Products: A Policy Experiment from Rural Malawi

Stephen Vosti, Jacob Humber, Thokozani Phiri, Per Ashorn, Ken Maleta & Kathryn Dewey · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Public policy makers may play a role in promoting products demonstrated to be efficacious.  Home delivery reduces households’ out-of-pocket costs of accessing these products; however, home delivery may be expensive, especially in rural areas.  This paper provides evid...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21238

Willingness-to-Pay for LNS Products: Evidence from the iLiNS Studies

Stephen Vosti, Katherine Adams, Emmanuel Ayifah, Rosemonde Guissou, Thokozani Phiri, Per Ashorn, Anna Lartey, Ken Maleta, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo, Kathryn Dewey & Travis Lybbert · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Households’ stated willingness-to-pay (WTP) for small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) influence the economic viability of retail outlets for these products, and will guide public policy action when WTP falls short of LNS production/distribution costs. ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21240