Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Iron-fortified milk and noodle consumption is associated with lower risk of anemia among children aged 6-59 mo in Indonesia
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 92, No. 1, Year 2010
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Background: Anemia is common among children in developing countries and is associated with decreased cognitive and physical development. Iron-fortified foods may decrease child anemia. Objective: The objective was to describe the association between iron-fortified milk and iron-fortified noodle consumption and anemia in children aged 6-59 mo. Design: Consumption of fortified milk and fortified noodles and child anemia were assessed in 81,885 families from rural and 26,653 families from urban slum areas in Indonesia. Results: The proportions of children who received fortified milk and noodles were 30.1% and 22.6%, respectively, in rural families and 40.1% and 48.9%, respectively, in urban families. The prevalence of anemia among children from rural families was 55.9% and from urban families was 60.8%. Children from rural and urban families were less likely to be anemic if they received fortified milk [odds ratio (OR): 0.76; 95% CI: 0.72, 0.80 (P <0.0001) and OR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.74, 0.86 (P< 0.0001), respectively] but not fortified noodles [OR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.93, 1.09 (P = 0.56) and OR: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.88, 1.02 (P = 0.16), respectively] in multiple logistic regression models with adjustment for potential confounders. In rural families, the odds of anemia were lower when the child who consumed fortified milk also consumed fortified noodles or when the child who consumed fortified noodles also consumed fortified milk. Conclusions: In Indonesia, consumption of fortified milk and noodles was associated with decreased odds of child anemia. Iron-fortified milk and noodles may be a strategy that could be applied more widely as an intervention to decrease child anemia. © 2010 American Society for Nutrition.
Authors & Co-Authors
Semba, Richard D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Moench-Pfanner, Regina
Switzerland, Geneva
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Sun, Kai
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
de Pee, Saskia
Italy, Rome
World Food Program, Italy
Akhter, Nasima
Bangladesh, Dhaka
Helen Keller International Bangladesh
Rah, Jee-hyun
Netherlands, Heerlen
Koninklijke Dsm N.v.
Campbell, Ashley A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Badham, Jane M.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Jb Consultancy
Bloem, Martin W.
Italy, Rome
World Food Program, Italy
Kraemer, Klaus
Netherlands, Heerlen
Koninklijke Dsm N.v.
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3945/ajcn.2010.29254
ISSN:
00029165
e-ISSN:
19383207
Research Areas
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study