Provision of pre- And postnatal nutritional supplements generally did not increase or decrease common childhood illnesses in Bangladesh: A cluster-randomized effectiveness trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2019, Pages 1271-1281

  Ullah, Md Barkat ^a   Mridha, Malay K ^b   Arnold, Charles D ^a   Matias, Susana L ^a   Khan, Md Showkat A ^b   Siddiqui, Zakia ^c   Hossain, Mokbul ^b   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acute upper respiratory infection; Child morbidity; Diarrhea; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Micronutrient powder

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; FOOD SECURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME VISIT; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORBIDITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL STATUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85069264782     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz059     Document Type: Article

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