Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child anemia and micronutrient status: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
K Ryan WessellsCharles D ArnoldChristine P StewartElizabeth L PradoSouheila AbbeddouSeth Adu-AfarwuahBenjamin F ArnoldPer AshornUlla AshornElodie BecqueyKenneth H BrownKendra A ByrdRebecca K CampbellParul ChristianLia C H FernaldYue-Mei FanEmanuela GalassoSonja Y HessLieven HuybregtsJosh M JorgensenMarion KiprotichEmma KortekangasAnna LarteyAgnes Le PortJef L LeroyAudrie LinKenneth M MaletaSusana L MatiasMduduzi N N MbuyaMalay Kanti MridhaKuda MutasaAbu M NaserRina R PaulHarriet OkronipaJean-Bosco OuedraogoAmy J PickeringMahbubur RahmanKerry J SchulzeLaura E SmithAnn M WeberAmanda A ZongroneKathryn G DeweyPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
SQ-LNSs can substantially reduce the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency, and IDA among children across a range of individual, population, and study design characteristics. Policy-makers and program planners should consider SQ-LNSs within intervention packages to prevent anemia and iron deficiency.This trial was registered at www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO as CRD42020156663.