Adherence and costs of micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial in rural western China

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Zeng, Lingxia ^a   Yan, Hong ^a   Cheng, Yue ^a   Dang, Shaonong ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adherence; Maternal supplementation; Multiple micronutrients

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH WORKER; IRON; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 76749124042     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265090304s402     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. 1. Gross U, Valle C, Mamani Diaz M. Effectiveness of distribution of multimicronutrient supplements in children and in women and adolescent girls of childbearing age in Chiclayo, Peru. Food Nutr Bull 2006; 27(4 suppl): S122-9. (Pubitemid 46023882)
2. UNICEF/United Nations University/World Health Organization. Composition of a multi-micronutrient supplement to be used in pilot programmes among pregnant women in developing countries. New York: UNICEF, 1999.
3. Lingxia Zeng, Michael J. Dibley, Yue Cheng, Shaonong Dang, Suying Chang, Lingzhi Kong, Hong Yan. Impact of micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy on birth weight, duration of gestation and perinatal mortality in rural western China: double blind cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2008; 337: A2001.
4. Hesketh T, Zhu, WX. Health in China: Maternal and child health in China. BMJ 1997; 314: 1898.
5. Ministry of Health of China/UNICEF/World Health Organization/United Nations Population Fund. Joint review of the maternal and child survival strategy in China. December 2006. Beijing. Available at: http://www. unicef.org/eapro/MCH-strategy-China.pdf. Accessed 30 July 2009.
6. China's challenges: Health and wealth. Lancet 2006; 367: 623.
7. UNICEF/United Nations University/World Health Organization. Iron deficiency anaemia: Assessment, prevention and control. A guide for program managers. Geneva: WHO, 2001.
8. 8.ChristianP,KhatrySK,KatzJ,PradhanEK,LeClerqSC,ShresthaSR,AdhikariRK, SommerA,WestKPJr. EffectsofalternativematernalmicronutrientsupplementsonlowbirthweightinruralNepa l:doubleblindrandomisedcommunitytrial.BMJ2003;26:571-583(Pubitemid36337582)
9. 9. Berry RJ, Li Z. Folic acid alone prevents neural tube defects: Evidence from the China study. Epidemiology 2002 13: 114-116 (Pubitemid 34031520)
10. Nepal: Demographic and Health Survey, 2006. Kathmandu: Population Division, Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal, and Calverton, Md, USA: New ERA Kathmandu, Macro International, 2006.