EFFECTIVENESS OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION FOR WOMEN BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY ON NUTRITIONAL AND ANEMIA STATUS OF CHILDREN 24 WEEKS OF AGE

Thu Nga HOANG1,, Thi Lam NGUYEN1, Ngu TU2, Ngoc Quyen PHI1, Henri Dirren3, Janet C. King
1 National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam
2 Vietnam Nutrition Assocation
3 Oakland Pediatric Hospital

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Abstract

The study was an unmasked and randomized trial with a total of 144 just-married and
non-pregnant women in Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province in order to evaluate the results
of intervention to nutritional and anemia status of children 24 weeks of age.
Intervention:
Subjects were divided into 2 groups, the intervention group was received local food supplement rich in iron, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and folate 5 days a week from before
conception until birth and the control group wasn’t.
Results: In the group of CED women
at baseline, food supplementation had positive effect on the means of WAZ and HAZ of
children 24 weeks of age. Effectiveness of intervention on the means of infant weight,
length and the prevalence of infant stunting and wasting, mean hemoglobin and anenia
prevalence of total children 24 weeks of age had not been seen.

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