Effects of community-based sales of micronutrient powders on morbidity episodes in preschool children in Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the use of micronutrient powders (MNPs) is considered the preferred approach for childhood anemia control, concerns about iron-related morbidity from clinical trials have challenged programmatic scale-up.

Objective

We aimed to measure the effects of community-based sales of MNPs on diarrhea-, fever-, cough-, and malaria-morbidity episodes in children 6-35 mo of age.

Design

We conducted a cluster-randomized trial in rural Western Kenya where 60 villages were randomly assigned to either intervention or control groups. MNPs (containing iron, vitamin A, zinc, and 11 other micronutrients) and other health products (e.g., insecticide-treated bednets, soap, and water disinfectant) were marketed in 30 intervention villages from June 2007 to March 2008. Hou

SUBMITTER: Suchdev PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4845747 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature