Impact of iron fortification on the geospatial patterns of malaria and non-malaria infection risk among young children: a secondary spatial analysis of clinical trial data from Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patterns of infection among children with varying levels of iron status in a malaria endemic area may vary spatially in ways requiring integrated infection and iron deficiency control programmes. The objective of this secondary analysis was to determine the geospatial factors associated with malaria and non-malaria infection status among young Ghanaian children at the end of a 5-month iron intervention trial.

Design

Cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Rural Ghana PARTICIPANTS: 1943 children (6-35 months of age) with geocoded compounds.

Interventions

Point-of-use fortification with micronutrient powders containing vitamins and minerals with or without iron.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Generalised linear geostatistical models

SUBMITTER: Aimone AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734205 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature