Iodine status of young Burkinabe children receiving small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements and iodised salt: a cluster-randomised trial
Hess S, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Iodine status of young Burkinabe children receiving small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements and iodised salt: a cluster-randomised trial. British Journal Of Nutrition 2015, 114: 1829-1837. PMID: 26411504, DOI: 10.1017/s0007114515003554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsLipid-based nutrient supplementsThyroid-stimulating hormoneNon-intervention cohortMonths of ageYoung Burkinabe childrenUrinary iodineNIC childrenBurkinabe childrenIodised saltNational salt iodization programSpot urinary iodineCluster-randomised trialSalt iodization programNutrient supplementsSalt iodisation programmeIodine statusLow T4Thyroglobulin concentrationIodization programTotal thyroxineBlood spotsI statusIC childrenCohortEffect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cluster-randomised trial
Somé J, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Hess S, Ouédraogo Z, Guissou R, Vosti S, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e007828. PMID: 26362661, PMCID: PMC4567679, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsAcute lower respiratory tract infectionSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsIncidence of diarrheaLower respiratory tract infectionsUpper respiratory tract infectionLipid-based nutrient supplementsSQ-LNSCluster-randomised trialPlacebo tabletsLongitudinal prevalenceIntervention groupPreventive zinc supplementationFrequency of diarrheaMonths of ageYoung childrenRural Burkina FasoMorbidity surveillanceNutrient supplementsTract infectionsRespiratory infectionsUncomplicated diarrheaZinc supplementationDiarrheaFever