{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Engle-Stone R"],"funding":["Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation","Helen Keller International","Gates Foundation"],"pagination":["e0302968"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11073681"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(5)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent in West Africa, particularly among women of reproductive age (WRA) and young children. Bouillon is a promising food fortification vehicle due to its widespread consumption. This study aims to evaluate the impact of multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon cubes, compared to control bouillon cubes (fortified with iodine only), on micronutrient status and hemoglobin concentrations among lactating and non-lactating WRA and young children in northern Ghana.<h4>Methods</h4>This randomized, controlled doubly-masked trial will be conducted in the Kumbungu and Tolon districts in the Northern Region of Ghana, where prior data indicate multiple micronutrient deficiencies are common. Participants will be: 1) non-pregnant non-lactating WRA"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Effect of multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon on micronutrient status among women and children in the Northern Region of Ghana: Protocol for the Condiment Micronutrient Innovation Trial (CoMIT), a community-based randomized controlled trial."],"pmcid":["PMC11073681"],"funding_grant_id":["INV-007916","66504-UCD-01"],"pubmed_authors":["Engle-Stone R","Fuseini AD","Davis JN","Becher ER","Arnold CD","Tan X","Wessells KR","Adams KP","Vosti SA","Lietz G","Haskell MJ","Adu-Afarwuah S","Kumordzie SM","Nyaaba KW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effect of multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon on micronutrient status among women and children in the Northern Region of Ghana: Protocol for the Condiment Micronutrient Innovation Trial (CoMIT), a community-based randomized controlled trial.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent in West Africa, particularly among women of reproductive age (WRA) and young children. Bouillon is a promising food fortification vehicle due to its widespread consumption. This study aims to evaluate the impact of multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon cubes, compared to control bouillon cubes (fortified with iodine only), on micronutrient status and hemoglobin concentrations among lactating and non-lactating WRA and young children in northern Ghana.<h4>Methods</h4>This randomized, controlled doubly-masked trial will be conducted in the Kumbungu and Tolon districts in the Northern Region of Ghana, where prior data indicate multiple micronutrient deficiencies are common. Participants will be: 1) non-pregnant non-lactating WRA","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2026-06-02T19:56:37.398Z","creation":"2026-05-27T03:08:13.196Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11073681","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38709803"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0302968"]}}