Efficacy of Iron Fortified Complementary Food and IPT of Malaria in Young Children in Côte d'Ivoire

Summary

The proposed project is aimed at testing two interventions, namely a highly bioavailable iron compound and a combination of SP plus amodiaquine for intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria, to reduce anaemia in very young children.

Timeline

Start

2012-04

Primary completion

2013-05

Completion

2013-05

Publications

• Glinz D, Wegmuller R, Ouattara M, Diakite VG, Aaron GJ, Hofer L, Zimmermann MB, Adiossan LG, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK, Hurrell RF. Iron Fortified Complementary Foods Containing a Mixture of Sodium Iron EDTA with Either Ferrous Fumarate or Ferric Pyrophosphate Reduce Iron Deficiency Anemia in 12- to 36-Month-Old Children in a Malaria Endemic Setting: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2017 Jul 14;9(7):759. doi: 10.3390/nu9070759.
• Glinz D, Hurrell RF, Ouattara M, Zimmermann MB, Brittenham GM, Adiossan LG, Righetti AA, Seifert B, Diakite VG, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK, Wegmuller R. The effect of iron-fortified complementary food and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on anaemia in 12- to 36-month-old children: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Malar J. 2015 Sep 17;14:347. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0872-3.

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