Effectiveness of zinc-fortified water on zinc intake, status and morbidity in Kenyan pre-school children: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Zn deficiency and diarrhoea are prevalent and may coexist in children living in low-resource settings. Recently, a novel approach for delivering Zn via microbiologically treated, Zn-fortified water was shown to be effective in improving Zn status in West African schoolchildren. We assessed the effectiveness of Zn-fortified, microbiologically purified water delivered as a household intervention on Zn intake, status and morbidity in children aged 2-6 years from rural western Kenya.

Design

Randomised controlled trial. Intervention included households assigned to water treatment device with (ZFW) or without (FW) Zn delivery capability SETTING: Rural households in Kisumu, western Kenya.

Subjects

Children aged 2-6 years.

Results

The ZFW group had higher die

SUBMITTER: Kujinga P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260746 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature