2019
Liver retinol estimated by 13C-retinol isotope dilution at 7 versus 14 days in Burkinabe schoolchildren
Bationo J, Zeba A, Coulibaly N, Sheftel J, Davis C, Bassole I, Barro N, Ouedraogo J, Tanumihardjo S. Liver retinol estimated by 13C-retinol isotope dilution at 7 versus 14 days in Burkinabe schoolchildren. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2019, 244: 1430-1437. PMID: 31547685, PMCID: PMC6900701, DOI: 10.1177/1535370219877132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody surface areaTotal liver vitaminBlood drawLiver massBody weightDay 7Liver vitaminLiver weightDay 14TLR valuesBaseline blood drawSerum retinol concentrationsTotal-body vitaminTotal body storesDilution testingRetinol isotope dilutionPublic health programsLiver reserveLiver biopsyLiver retinolRetinol concentrationsSchool-aged childrenAdequate vitaminTracer doseBlood samples
2018
Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso
Bationo J, Zeba A, Abbeddou S, Coulibaly N, Sombier O, Sheftel J, Bassole I, Barro N, Ouedraogo J, Tanumihardjo S. Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1422. PMID: 30287727, PMCID: PMC6213241, DOI: 10.3390/nu10101422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum retinol concentrationsSerum carotenoidsRetinol concentrationsVegetable intakeLow serum carotenoidsSerum carotene concentrationSerum carotenoid concentrationsTotal serum carotenoid concentrationsLow serum vitaminCross-sectional studyIndividual carotenoid concentrationsΒ-cryptoxanthinHabitual intakeSerum vitaminHigh prevalenceLow intakeReference rangeVitamin A.IntakeHealth benefitsRich fruitsCarotenoid concentrationsBurkina FasoHigh-performance liquid chromatographySchoolchildren
2017
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing different amounts of zinc along with diarrhea and malaria treatment increase iron and vitamin A status and reduce anemia prevalence, but do not affect zinc status in young Burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial
Abbeddou S, Yakes Jimenez E, Somé J, Ouédraogo J, Brown. K, Hess S. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing different amounts of zinc along with diarrhea and malaria treatment increase iron and vitamin A status and reduce anemia prevalence, but do not affect zinc status in young Burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial. BMC Pediatrics 2017, 17: 46. PMID: 28152989, PMCID: PMC5288861, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0765-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsNon-intervention cohortLipid-based nutrient supplementsRetinol-binding proteinIntervention cohortAnemia prevalenceIllness treatmentIC childrenYoung Burkinabe childrenLower retinol-binding proteinSoluble transferrin receptorLower anemia prevalenceIron deficiency prevalenceCluster-randomized trialIndicators of ironPackage of interventionsIndicator of vitaminMonths of ageDifferent treatment groupsGroup-wise differencesTwo-stage clusterNIC childrenNutrient supplementsResultsAt baselineBurkinabe children
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
2014
Asymptomatic Malaria Infection Affects the Interpretation of Biomarkers of Iron and Vitamin A Status, Even after Adjusting for Systemic Inflammation, but Does Not Affect Plasma Zinc Concentrations among Young Children in Burkina Faso
Wessells K, Hess S, Ouédraogo Z, Rouamba N, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Asymptomatic Malaria Infection Affects the Interpretation of Biomarkers of Iron and Vitamin A Status, Even after Adjusting for Systemic Inflammation, but Does Not Affect Plasma Zinc Concentrations among Young Children in Burkina Faso. Journal Of Nutrition 2014, 144: 2050-2058. PMID: 25411038, DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.200345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAcute-Phase ReactionAdolescentAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAsymptomatic DiseasesBiomarkersBurkina FasoChildC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesDietary SupplementsFemaleFerritinsHemoglobinsHumansIron, DietaryLinear ModelsMalariaMaleMicronutrientsNutritional StatusOrosomucoidPrevalenceProteinsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetinol-Binding ProteinsVitamin AVitamin A DeficiencyZincConceptsAcute phase proteinsElevated acute phase proteinsAsymptomatic malaria infectionsMalaria infectionMicronutrient statusBiomarkers of ironSoluble transferrin receptorVitamin A StatusAcute phase responseIndicators of ironPlasma zinc concentrationAsymptomatic malariaAsymptomatic childrenSystemic inflammationMalaria parasitemiaHigh prevalenceA StatusPhase proteinsInterpretation of biomarkersZinc statusIron deficiencyLower RBPHRP2PrevalenceMicronutrient deficiencies
2008
Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial
Zeba A, Sorgho H, Rouamba N, Zongo I, Rouamba J, Guiguemdë R, Hamer D, Mokhtar N, Ouedraogo J. Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial. Nutrition Journal 2008, 7: 7. PMID: 18237394, PMCID: PMC2254644, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplemented groupZinc supplementationVitamin APlacebo groupMalaria episodesSingle doseRandomized double-blind trialFirst malaria episodeRisk of feverDouble-blind trialPlacebo-controlled trialCases of feverDaily zinc supplementationNormal immune functionRisk of infectionCross-sectional surveyMalaria control strategiesClinical malariaFever episodesMalaria morbidityMalaria casesMalaria parasite detectionImmune functionBlind trialConclusionThese results