Objectives: Universal prenatal iron-folic acid and other micronutrient supplements are recommended to prevent anemia during pregnancy, but the evidence of their effect on iron status among women with mild or no anemia is limited. This study is to describe the iron status [serum f...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20844
Objectives: The effectiveness of wheat- and maize-flour fortification for improving iron status and anemia in real-world situations has not been documented. The objective was to review published and grey literature on the public-health impact of flour fortification. Methods: A ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21162
Aissatta Moussa Abba, Ambroise Namema, Simeon Nanama, Eric Ategbo, Fanny Sandalinas, Roland Kupka, Heather Clayton, Zuguo Mei, Ruth Situma & Katie Tripp·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To address the high prevalence of anemia and chronic malnutrition (71% and 43% among children <5 respectively), UNICEF and CDC supported the Ministry of Public Health to develop an integrated IYCN pilot program in October 2012, which includes the distribution of a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21282
Katie Tripp, Svenja Jungjohann, Heather Clayton, Simeon Nanama, Fanny Sandalinas, Winnie Mujinga, Cristina Palma, Aissata Moussa Abba, Eric Ategbo, Roland Kupka, Zuguo Mei & Ambroise Nanema·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To determine a culturally appropriate product name and package design that would communicate important usage instructions for a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for a target population with diverse languages and low literacy. Methods: Formative work was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21004