Saskia Osendarp

Designing Rigorous Program Evaluations to Assess the Impact on Child Growth of Integrated IYCN Programs in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia

Saskia Osendarp, Abdulaziz Adish, Banda Ndiaye, Aregash Samuel, Inge Brouwer, Dominique Roberfroid, Patrick Kolsteren & Lynnette Neufeld · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The Micronutrient Initiative and academic partners have designed two program impact evaluations of Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) interventions in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. The programs include enhanced behavioral change interventions on IYCN, improved quali...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21140

Evaluation of Body Iron Stores as Indicator of Iron Status in School-Age Children

Ans Eilander, Saskia Osendarp, Sumithra Muthayya, Carlene Wilson, Widjaja Lukito & Guus Duchateau · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To explore the application of the Cook method to estimate baseline Body Iron Stores (BIS) in children as well as change in BIS and safety following a one-year fortified food intervention. Methods: Data from two trials in Australia, Indonesia and India assessing the ef...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21160

Consumption of Higher Frequency and Duration of Micronutrient Powders Does not Increase Diarrhea Morbidity among Peruvian Children 6-11 Months of Age

Nelly Zavaleta, David Loza, Patricia Egoavil, Jorge Sachez, Roberto Mosqueira, Kimberly Harding, Lynnette Neufeld & Saskia Osendarp · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: There have been concerns around the safety of daily iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders (MNP) in young children in malaria-endemic and malaria-free environments. We analysed the effects of different MNP delivery regimens on diarrhea-related morbidity in chi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21224