Soya, maize and sorghum ready-to-use therapeutic foods are more effective in correcting anaemia and iron deficiency than the standard ready-to-use therapeutic food: randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) among children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and their correction during nutritional rehabilitation are not well documented. This study assessed anaemia and ID prevalence and their predictors at start of SAM treatment, and the efficacy of their treatment and effect on gut health of two novel Ready-To-Use Therapeutic foods (RUTF) prepared from soybean, maize and sorghum (SMS) with (MSMS-RUTF) or without added milk (FSMS-RUTF) compared to those of the standard formulation prepared from peanut and milk (PM-RUTF).

Methods

This was a 3-arms parallel groups, simple randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial in 6-59 months old Central Malawian children with SAM. Anaemia was defined using altitude- and ethnicity-

SUBMITTER: Akomo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591918 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature