Reducing the burden of iron deficiency anemia in Cote D'Ivoire through fortification

A Prieto-Patron, Z V. Hutton, G Fattore… - Journal of Health …, 2020 - Springer
Background Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is highly prevalent in the Cote d'Ivoire and has
severe health and economic consequences. In this paper, we apply a health economic …

[HTML][HTML] Iron fortification and iron supplementation are cost-effective interventions to reduce iron deficiency in four subregions of the world

R Baltussen, C Knai, M Sharan - The Journal of nutrition, 2004 - Elsevier
Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world,
affecting millions of people in both nonindustrialized and industrialized countries. We …

Potential impacts of iron biofortification in India

AJ Stein, JV Meenakshi, M Qaim, P Nestel… - Social Science & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Iron deficiency is a widespread nutrition and health problem in developing countries,
causing impairments in physical activity and cognitive development, as well as maternal …

The effect on haemoglobin of the use of iron cooking pots in rural Malawian households in an area with high malaria prevalence: a randomized trial

PP Geerligs, B Brabin, A Mkumbwa… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Summary background Innovative low‐cost sustainable strategies are required to reduce the
high prevalence of iron‐deficiency anaemia in developing countries. methods We undertook …

Potential impacts of iron biofortification in India

AJ Stein, M Qaim, JV Meenakshi, P Nestel… - 2006 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Iron deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in developing countries, causing
impaired physical activity and cognitive development, as well as maternal mortality …

The effect on haemoglobin of the use of iron cooking pots in rural Malawian households in an area with high malaria prevalence: a randomized trial

PD Prinsen Geerligs, B Brabin… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2003 - archive.lstmed.ac.uk
BACKGROUND Innovative low-cost sustainable strategies are required to reduce the high
prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia in developing countries. METHODS We undertook a …

[HTML][HTML] Food fortification technologies: Influence on iron, zinc and vitamin A bioavailability and potential implications on micronutrient deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa

IC Ohanenye, CU Emenike, A Mensi, S Medina-Godoy… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Micronutrient malnutrition, such as iron, zinc and vitamin A deficiencies, is a global health
risk. Although distributed globally, over 98% of malnourished persons reside in developing …

Iron status, malaria parasite loads and food policies: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

A Bhargava - Economics & Human Biology, 2013 - Elsevier
This brief article investigates the consequences of improving children's iron status for
malaria parasite loads by analyzing data from Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia, and Tanzania; the …

The effects of an oil and wheat flour fortification program on pre-school children and women of reproductive age living in Cote d'Ivoire, a malaria-endemic area

F Rohner, G Raso, SOP Aké-Tano, AB Tschannen… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Anemia and micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, but the impact
of food fortification is still debated. The objective of this study was to estimate the iron and …

The potential of food fortification to add micronutrients in young children and women of reproductive age–findings from a cross-sectional survey in Abidjan, Côte d' …

F Rohner, M Leyvraz, AG Konan, LJCE Esso, JP Wirth… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Poor micronutrient intakes are a major contributing factor to the high burden of micronutrient
deficiencies in Côte d'Ivoire. Large-scale food fortification is considered a cost-effective …