Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Fawzia el Sharief

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevention of Acute Malnutrition During the Lean Season:Comparison of a Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement and an Improved Dry Ration, South Darfur,Sudan. A Quasi-Experimental Study
  Author(s): Leisel Talley, ErinBoyd, Fawzia el Sharief, CurtisBlanton, Mohamed OmerAli and Maha Mohamed Omer AbdEl rahmanLeisel Talley, ErinBoyd, Fawzia el Sharief, CurtisBlanton, Mohamed OmerAli and Maha Mohamed Omer AbdEl rahman
  
  Objective: To assess the nutritional impact of a Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplement (LNS) and an Improved Dry Ration (IDR) in blanket supplementary feeding programs. Design: Longitudinal, quasi experimental non-randomized study Setting: Otash and Al Salaam internally displaced persons camps, South Darfur, Sudan Subjects: Children aged 6-36 months were randomly selected for inclusion in the study based on height cut-off of 95 cm and were anthropometrically assessed (weight-for-height z scores [WHZ] based on WHO standards, edema presence, and midupper arm circumference) monthly. IDR was distributed in Otash camp and LNS in Al Salaam. Main findings: At baseline, 658 and 893 children were enrolled and 159 and 187 children were assessed at all 4 distributions in Otash and Al Salaam.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000117

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