A Combined Intervention of Zinc, Multiple Micronutrients, and Albendazole Does Not Ameliorate Environmental Enteric Dysfunction or Stunting in Rural Malawian Children in a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Alfred Z WangRobert J ShulmanAudrey H CrockerChrissie ThakwalakwaKenneth M MaletaSridevi DevarajMark J ManaryIndi TrehanPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2016)
The combined usage of albendazole, zinc, and a daily multiple micronutrient powder did not decrease EED or stunting in this population of agrarian children 12-35 mo old in rural Malawi. Alternative interventions to improve these diseases should be investigated. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02253095.