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Effects of composite foods powder powder intake on nutritional anaemia and growth status of young Ghanaian children under five years of age in Adaklu District, Volta Region, Ghana

Effects of composite foods powder powder intake on nutritional anaemia and growth status of young Ghanaian children under five years of age in Adaklu District, Volta Region, Ghana

Project Lead(s)
Dr. Godfred Egbi
Senior Research Fellow
Project Background 

Anaemia and under nutrition are public health issues with developmental and economic consequences such as impaired physical activity performance, academic achievements, low economic productivity due to reduced work capacity. Main causal factors for general anaemia include inflammation disorders, parasitic infections, genetic haemoglobin disorders and co-existing hidden hunger from iron, folate, vitamins B12 and A deficiencies. Nutritional anaemia could be controlled with effective food to fortification and modification strategies such as composite foods powder (CFP), an appropriate formulation of vegetables (turkey berry and carrot), fish (anchovy), legume (soybean). This study is currently investigating effects of CFP on anaemia, vitamin A and growth status of under five years old Kindergarten pupils.

Team 
Mr. Eric K. Harrison (Chief Research Assistant) (2)
Chief Research Assistant
Internal Collaborator(s) 
Dr. Irene Ayi, Department of Parasitology
Mr. George Ekow Mensah, Department of Epidemiology
External Collaborator(s) 
Prof. Francis Zotor, UHAS, Ho, Ghana
Prof. Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, UG, Ghana
Prof. Kwesi Firibu Saalia, UG, Ghana
Dr. Winfred Ofosu, GHS, Ghana
Mary Glover-Amengor, FRI, CSIR, Ghana
Funder(s) 
Nestle Foundation for the study of problems of nutrition in the world