2017
Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS)
Hess S, Peerson J, Becquey E, Abbeddou S, Ouédraogo C, Somé J, Jimenez E, Ouédraogo J, Vosti S, Rouamba N, Brown K. Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS). PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0181770. PMID: 28771493, PMCID: PMC5542440, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid-based nutrient supplementsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsMorbidity burdenHealth districtZinc supplementation studiesMonths of enrollmentCross-trial differencesCommunity-based trialCommunity health workersAge z-scoreNon-intervention control groupMonths old childrenAge-adjusted changesVillage-based community health workersType of interventionMean LAZMorbidity surveillanceNutrient supplementsBaseline characteristicsDiarrhea treatmentLNS groupMean ageChild morbidityZinc supplementationAnthropometric assessment
2016
Factors Affecting the Validity of Coverage Survey Reports of Receipt of Vitamin A Supplements During Child Health Days in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Ouédraogo C, Becquey E, Wilson S, Prince L, Ouédraogo A, Rouamba N, Ouédraogo J, Vosti S, Brown K, Hess S. Factors Affecting the Validity of Coverage Survey Reports of Receipt of Vitamin A Supplements During Child Health Days in Southwestern Burkina Faso. Food And Nutrition Bulletin 2016, 37: 529-543. PMID: 27604622, DOI: 10.1177/0379572116666167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral polio vaccineOdds ratioChildren 6High-dose vitaminVitamin A supplementsCross-sectional studyLongitudinal studyMonths old childrenCaregivers of childrenChild Health DaysMonths of ageCross-sectional surveyFalse positive reportingSupplementation coverageVAS coverageFalse positive reportsA supplementsOral vaccinePolio vaccineCoverage surveyHealth daysOlder childrenVASMonthsWeeks