Effect of Home-Based Complementary Food Fortification on Prevalence of Anemia Among Infants and Young Children Aged 6 to 23 Months in Poor Rural Regions of China
| Main Authors: | Wang Jie, Huo Junsheng, Hipgrave David B., Begin France, Wang Lijuan, Huang Jian, Fu Ping, Zhao Liyun, Chang Suying, Fang Zheng, Sun Jing, Ma Guansheng |
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| Format: | Journal Book |
| Bahasa: | ind |
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Food and Nutrition Bulletin
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://opac.unila.ac.id/ucs/index.php?p=show_detail&id=42824 |
Daftar Isi:
- AbstractFollowing the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, the Chinese government instituted an infant and young andchild nutrition program that included promotion of in-home fortification of complementary food withying yang bao (YYB), a soy-based powder containing iron, 2.5 mg as iron-EDTA and 5 mg as ferrousfumarate, and other micronutrients. Ying yang bao was provided to participating families in 8 poorrural counties in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces by the Ministry of Health. We assessedhemoglobin levels among infants and young children (IYC) aged 6 to 23 months at baseline in May 2010(n Â1⁄4 1290) and during follow-up in November 2010 (n Â1⁄4 1142), May 2011 (n Â1⁄4 1118), and November2011 (n Â1⁄4 1040), using the Hemocue method. Interviewers collected basic demographic informationand child feeding practices from the childrenâs caretakers. Altitude-adjusted hemoglobin level averaged10.8 g/dL, and total anemia prevalence was 49.5% at baseline. Average hemoglobin was 11.3 g/dL at 6months, 11.6 g/dL at 12 months, and 11.7 g/dL at 18 months after introduction of YYB. Moderate