Impact of iron fortification on anaemia and iron deficiency among pre-school children living in Rural Ghana.

Impact of iron fortification on anaemia and iron deficiency among pre-school children living in Rural Ghana.

Anaemia in young sub-Saharan African children may be due to the double burden of malaria and iron deficiency. Primary analysis of a double-blind, cluster randomized trial of iron containing micronutrient powder supplementation in Ghanaian children aged 6 to 35 months found no difference in malaria r...

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Main Authors: Samuel Kofi Tchum, Fareed Kow Arthur, Bright Adu, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Latifatu Alhassan Abubakar, Dorcas Atibilla, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Felix Boakye Oppong, Francis Dzabeng, Benjamin Amoani, Thomas Gyan, Emmanuel Arhin, Kwaku Poku-Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246362

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