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
2015
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
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 supplementationDiarrheaFeverSmall-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, Regardless of Their Zinc Content, Increase Growth and Reduce the Prevalence of Stunting and Wasting in Young Burkinabe Children: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Hess S, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Somé J, Vosti S, Ouédraogo Z, Guissou R, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, Regardless of Their Zinc Content, Increase Growth and Reduce the Prevalence of Stunting and Wasting in Young Burkinabe Children: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0122242. PMID: 25816354, PMCID: PMC4376671, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsNon-intervention cohortPlacebo tabletsLipid-based nutrient supplementsYoung Burkinabe childrenOral rehydration saltsPrevalence of stuntingIncidence of diarrheaCluster-randomized trialPlasma zinc concentrationMonths of ageBaseline hemoglobinMorbidity surveillanceNutrient supplementsStandard careDiarrhea treatmentRehydration saltsAnemia prevalenceBurkinabe childrenIllness surveillanceAntimalarial therapyIntervention groupIllness treatmentZinc tabletsZinc levels