Circulatory System Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Anemia
Conditions
Interventions
Maize group
Sponsors
Hawassa university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children 24 months up to 59 months Children with hemoglobin level 7 to <11 mg/dl Currently residing in the study area, Tulla sub-city of Hawassa city administration, having lived in the study area for at least 6 month prior to the study and who are planning to continue to be there for the next 1 year. Guardians provide informed consent and the children ascent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ¿ Children with chronic illness like HIVAIDS, tuberculosis, cancer and any other unspecified chronic illness ¿ Severely malnourished children < -3 Z score ¿ Children who are taking iron supplements ¿ Children who got a blood transfusion in the last 6 months Children who are unable to collaborate (any somatic or mental disability making collaboration difficult more than expected for the age range) Children with repeated malaria who are diagnosed as positive for malaria at least 3 times the last 3 months Any suspected hematological disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hemoglobin of children and serum ferritin | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anthropometry measures | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactLindtjorn Bernt
Co- supervisor
Outcome results
None listed