Reynaldo Martorell

Nutritional Supplement Adherence among Women of Reproductive age Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Northern Vietnam

Meredith Nechitilo, Ines Gonzalez-Casanova, Reynaldo Martorell, Phuong Nguyen & Usha Ramakrishnan · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Identify factors that influence adherence to consumption of micronutrient supplements before and during pregnancy among participants of a double-blind randomized controlled trial (PRECONCEPT) assessing the impact of weekly preconceptional multiple micronutrient supple...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21184

The Effects of Selling Micronutrient Powders on Morbidity Incidence among Preschool Children in Western Kenya

Parmi Suchdev, O. Yaw Addo, Frederick Grant, Reynaldo Martorell, Laird Ruth, Minal Patel, Patricia Juliao, Rob Quick & Rafael Flores-Ayala · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Although micronutrient powders (MNPs) are considered the preferred approach for childhood anemia control, concerns about iron-related morbidity from clinical trials challenge programmatic scale-up. We aimed to measure the association of community-based sales of MNPs w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21213

An Implementation Study to Assess a Health Worker-based Platform for a Home Fortification Program in Bihar

Priya Kekre, Melissa Young, Pankaj Verma, Meggha Sheth, Arup Das, Shamik Trehan, Indrajit Chaudhari, Amlan Majumdar, Aimee Webb-Girard, Usha Ramakrishnan, Sridhar Srikantiah & Reynaldo Martorell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The main objectives of the study were to explore the feasibility of using Frontline health Workers (FLW) as a platform to deliver Multiple Micronutrient Powders (MMP) to the target population (children of 6-18 months) and to assess the acceptability of MMP among the c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20934

A Formative Research Study to Integrate Home Fortification of Complementary Foods into a Family Health Program in Bihar: Process and Methodology

Melissa Young, Priya Kekre, Pankaj Verma, Meggha Sheth, Arup Kumar Das, Shamik Trehan, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Amlan Majumdar, Amy Webb Girard, Usha Ramakrishnan, Sridhar Srikantiah & Reynaldo Martorell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The objective of this formative research was to develop a locally appropriate home fortification program for children (6-24mo) and to explore feasibility and acceptability within an integrated family health program in Bihar. Methods: The study consisted of three phase...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20950