Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Kathryn G DeweyK Ryan WessellsCharles D ArnoldElizabeth L PradoSouheila AbbeddouSeth Adu-AfarwuahHasmot AliBenjamin F ArnoldPer AshornUlla AshornSania AshrafElodie BecqueyJaden BendabendaKenneth H BrownParul ChristianJohn M ColfordSherlie J L DulienceLia C H FernaldEmanuela GalassoLotta HallamaaSonja Y HessJean H HumphreyLieven HuybregtsLora L IannottiKaniz JannatAnna LarteyAgnes Le PortJef L LeroyStephen P LubyKenneth M MaletaSusana L MatiasMduduzi N N MbuyaMalay Kanti MridhaMinyanga NkhomaClair NullRina R PaulHarriet OkronipaJean-Bosco OuedraogoAmy J PickeringAndrew J PrendergastMarie T RuelSaijuddin ShaikhAnn M WeberPatricia WolffAmanda A ZongroneChristine P StewartPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
The positive impact of SQ-LNSs on growth is apparent across a variety of study-level contexts. Policy-makers and program planners should consider including SQ-LNSs in packages of interventions to prevent both stunting and wasting.This trial was registered at www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO as CRD42019146592.