ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: Objectives . To determine the effect of consumption of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on hemoglobin levels, anemia and anthropometric indicators in children aged six to eleven months old in five districts in the province of Ambo in the region of Huanuco, Peru. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A pre-experimental, pre-post study was performed. The study population included children aged six to eleven months old in 19 health facilities in five districts with very high vulnerability to chronic malnutrition in the province of Ambo, Huanuco. Data from 147 children who received the lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) from six to eleven months old were obtained. RESULTS: The mean hemoglobin significantly increased by 0.67 g/dL (p<0.05), the proportion of anemia dropped by 27 percentage points (p<0.001) and the mean z score for height/age decreased by 0.12 (p<0.05). No significant differences for z scores of weight/age and weight/height at the end of the study were found. The LNS had an adherence greater than 90%, and less than 10% of children in the study reported discomfort during consumption. CONCLUSIONS: LNS supplementation achieved improved hemoglobin levels and reduced the prevalence of anemia in children under twelve months, which might constitute an effective alternative to prevent and control childhood anemia.
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Anemia/blood , Anemia/diet therapy , Body Height , Body Weight , Dietary Fats/therapeutic use , Dietary Supplements , Hemoglobins/analysis , Anemia/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , PeruSubject(s)
Humans , Anthropometry , Dietary Fats , Hemoglobins , Indicators and Reagents , Child , Dietary SupplementsABSTRACT
Objetivos. Determinar el efecto del consumo de un suplemento nutricional a base de lípidos (LNS) sobre los niveles de hemoglobina, anemia e indicadores antropométricos, en niños de seis a once meses de edad de cinco distritos en la provincia de Ambo del departamento de Huánuco, Perú. Materiales y métodos. Se efectuó un estudio preexperimental, pre-post. La población de estudio fueron niños de seis a once meses de edad de 19 establecimientos de salud de cinco distritos con muy alta vulnerabilidad a la desnutrición crónica de la provincia de Ambo, Huánuco; se obtuvieron datos de 147 niños que recibieron suplemento nutricional a base de lípidos (LNS) desde los seis a los once meses de edad. Resultados . El promedio de hemoglobina se incrementó significativamente en 0,67 g/dL (p<0,05), la proporción de anemia se redujo en 27 puntos porcentuales (p<0,001) y el promedio del puntaje z para talla/edad disminuyó en 0,12 (p<0,05) y no se encontraron diferencias significativas para los puntajes z de peso/edad y peso/talla al finalizar el estudio. El LNS tuvo una adherencia, superior al 90%, y menos del 10% de los niños del estudio reportaron molestias durante el consumo. Conclusiones . La suplementación con LNS logro mejorar los niveles de hemoglobina y reducir la prevalencia de anemia en niños menores de doce meses, por lo que podría constituir una alternativa efectiva para prevenir y controlar la anemia infantil.
Objectives. To determine the effect of consumption of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on hemoglobin levels, anemia and anthropometric indicators in children aged six to eleven months old in five districts in the province of Ambo in the region of Huanuco, Peru. Materials and methods. A pre-experimental, pre-post study was performed. The study population included children aged six to eleven months old in 19 health facilities in five districts with very high vulnerability to chronic malnutrition in the province of Ambo, Huanuco. Data from 147 children who received the lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) from six to eleven months old were obtained. Results. The mean hemoglobin significantly increased by 0.67 g/dL (p<0.05), the proportion of anemia dropped by 27 percentage points (p<0.001) and the mean z score for height/age decreased by 0.12 (p<0.05). No significant differences for z scores of weight/age and weight/height at the end of the study were found. The LNS had an adherence greater than 90%, and less than 10% of children in the study reported discomfort during consumption. Conclusions. LNS supplementation achieved improved hemoglobin levels and reduced the prevalence of anemia in children under twelve months, which might constitute an effective alternative to prevent and control childhood anemia.