2015
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
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
2013
Comparison of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation programs for young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized, masked, community‐based trial
Becquey E, Ouedraogo C, Hess S, Rouamba N, Prince L, Vosti S, Ouedraogo J, Brown K. Comparison of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation programs for young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized, masked, community‐based trial. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 845.19-845.19. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.845.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral rehydration saltsDiarrhea incidenceSUPP groupThrasher Research FundCommunity-based trialLower diarrhea incidenceRehydration saltsUncomplicated diarrheaChildren 6Home visitsDiarrhea preventionControl groupZn supplementationDiarrheaSupplementation programsIncidenceGreat benefitFree treatmentYoung childrenTreatmentGroupFeverLess lengthBurkina FasoMalaria